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Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by ihatepython on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:09PM (#35607840)
Actually, the plan is to start WW3 before the US election in 2024, to prevent Trump from winning, because Trump is against the war. The war allows Western governments to default on their debt which has exploded since the Covid lockdowns, and to blame Russia. This also creates the opportunity to have Bretton Woods II, which opens the door to create a digital currency headed by the IMF, and the UN. The enemy is not Putin or Russia, rather it is the age old conflict of government vs the people. The expansion of NATO is deliberate and escalates tensions, it does not result in peace.
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by bingobongodude on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:17PM (#35607917)
So what would be the best strategy for a citizen to profit from this looming scenario? Asking in good faith. What is your strategy to get the most out of it? What can I do to take home as much as possible?
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by ihatepython on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:09PM (#35608336)
Tangible assets will survive the transition to the next monetary system as they can be revalued. Government debt will go to zero. I'm not sure that this is a get rich opportunity, rather a try-not-to-lose-your-life-savings event.
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by dragonwriter on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:15PM (#35608381)
> Tangible assets will survive the transition to the next monetary system as they can be revalued.

Assuming “the next monetary system” retains the same property system, whhich it might, or might not, and assuming not only that the basic system is the same but that there isn’t a one-time compulsory change of ownership of the assets in question, which is also possible.

Of course, the idea that the US Government is seeking WWIII to prevent the reinstallation of the previous President and install a new global financial system under the IMF and UN is, well, beyond ridiculous, but if I was insane enough to believe such a paranoid fever dream, I wouldn’t also believe that the new system being imposed would both retain the existing system and specific assignment of property rights. That’s just a weirdly calibrated level of trust in the government that the scenario is otherwise so paranoid about.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by ihatepython on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:29PM (#35608502)
> I wouldn’t also believe that the new system being imposed would both retain the existing system and specific assignment of property rights. That’s just a weirdly calibrated level of trust in the government that the scenario is otherwise so paranoid about.

It would be more like a return to feudalism, which was the system in place before capitalism. The barter system becomes relevant again.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by bingobongodude on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:12PM (#35608360)
If it is not a get rich opportunity there would be no incentive to push for it.
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by xg15 on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:26PM (#35607997)
I thought the US can already print as much money as they want without fear of soaring inflation due to $ being the global reserve currency. So why don't they just print more dollars and pay back their debts?
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by phpisthebest on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:47PM (#35608168)
MMT was delt a massive blow by the current inflation issue....

They thought they could, then the Ghost of Hayak was heard laughing from Coast to Coast.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by dragonwriter on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:59PM (#35608263)
> MMT was delt a massive blow by the current inflation issue....

MMT literally argues that the monetary/fiscal division is artificial, and that the only constraint on fiscal policy is the monetary impact of net spending in the context of whatever traditional “monetary” policy is pursued, when you operate in your own fiat.

There being a monetary impact of either net spending or traditional monetary policy is not a blow to MMT.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by redeeman on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:54PM (#35608221)
the world is abandoning the US dollar as reserve and trade currency, this capability is being outphased faster than most people realize
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by dragonwriter on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:58PM (#35608249)
> I thought the US can already print as much money as they want without fear of soaring inflation due to $ being the global reserve currency.

No, that’s never been the case. If it was, loose monetary policy to prevent incipient deflation (which is exactly causing inflation compared to the status quo ante) wouldn’t work (and, conversely, leaving the loose money policy engaged too long would lead to inflation, like it did after the brief COVID recession.)

The US having the ability to borrow in its own currency (which is closely related to the dollar being a global reserve currency, but slightly different) means that it always has the theoretical capacity to monetize the debt.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by actionfromafar on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:13PM (#35607883)
Yeah, age old conflict of the Russian government against its people, alright.
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by m_0x on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:17PM (#35607916)
If the plan is to start it before the US elections why not start it in the next 5 minutes? What are the men behind the curtains waiting for?
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by ihatepython on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:14PM (#35608376)
The timing is better since they get more back for their buck, similar to how they scheduled Trump's hearing for December at the start of the campaign season, rather than as soon as possible. It gives them more time to prepare, and to do military exercises. War requires planning, you can't just flip a switch and go to war.
Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by vkou on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:13PM (#35607882)
On the one hand, you prevent Trump winning and maybe write some debt down.

On the other hand, you know, war with a nuclear power with plausible escalation scenarios where 'who won the presidency' and 'who owes whom money' become utterly irrelevant questions.

The DoS isn't that stupid. But the conspiracy media producing this FUD is.

Re:Sweden starts largest military exercise in over 25 years by ihatepython on Monday April 17, 2023 @08:17PM (#35608402)
> On the one hand, you prevent Trump winning and maybe write some debt down.

You don't just write down some debt. You default on all sovereign debt and introduce a brand new monetary system, entirely digital so that everything can be tracked.