Insurrections Everywhere, The West Calls Out Its Politicians

Between the US, the UK, and the EU, the peasants are rising. [The Rude Awakening] March 08, 2023 [WEBSITE]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Insurrections Everywhere, The West Calls Out Its Politicians - The truth about J6 is coming out. Newsflash: it wasn’t an insurrection. - A UK newspaper has called for the former Health minister’s arrest over his lockdown. - France and Belgium are getting hit with strikes from pensioners and farmers. [Urgent Notice From Paradigm CIO Zach Scheidt!]( [Click here to learn more]( Hi, Zach Scheidt here… I’m the Chief Income Officer at Paradigm Press. With inflation raging (and showing no signs of coming to an end any time soon), almost everyone in America is feeling the pain in a big way. Which is why, several months ago, I set out on a big mission… my goal was to create a [complete, step-by-step plan to surviving and beating inflation]( one that anyone could take advantage of. Today, after hundreds of hours of research, I’m revealing all of my findings. 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(Some would say thirteen years too long.) From Cameron to May to Boris to Truss to Sunak, they’ve reached the end. Sunak is the UK version of John Kerry. He’s got one talent: marrying a rich woman to finance and further his political ambitions. I’m even cheering for Labour (with a “u”) to win next time. And in the EU… well, we all know the national election losers fail up to Brussels. That’s right, folks. The quickest way to get a full pension from the EU is to lose your national election, go to Brussels, and pretend like you’re working for Europe instead of the US for a few years. Ursula von der Leyen is only the most recent example of this. As German defense minister, she supplied the army with broomsticks to fight. This wrecked her - and Mutti’s - ambition for her to become the next Chancellor of Germany. So, what happened? She got “promoted” to President of the European Commission. It’s downright embarrassing. But The People seem to have had enough. Across the Western world, protests are breaking out. Even here in Italy, where the people are positively thrilled with Giorgia Meloni’s leadership, [protests broke out in Rome demanding Italy leave NATO](. Really. Let’s have a closer look. The J6 Joke It wasn’t an “insurrection.” It wasn’t armed. My maxim is, “If they stay between the velvet ropes, it isn’t a riot.” And if you’re let in by security guards, you didn’t break in, to begin with. Since I lived abroad when J6 happened, I saw the tapes of Capitol security guards letting in the “rebels” long before any Americans did. But now that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released 40,000 hours of security footage to Tucker Carlson, it’s all coming out. And I’m laughing my ass off. No police officer died, though the original articles from major newspapers haven’t been corrected. (They issued later corrections. But not to the originals. So when future historians look up J6, those corrections will be easy to miss.) "The January 6th Committee knew perfectly well that Brian Sicknick was walking normally through the Capitol after he was supposedly murdered by Trump supporters. And they know that because they saw this tape. We can be sure because the footage contains an electronic bookmark that is still archived in the Capitol's computer system," [said Carlson](. Sicknick didn’t die from being struck in the head with a fire extinguisher. Congress knew it knew and lied about it. We got the tapes that prove it. Oh, and the QAnon Shaman, Jacob Chansley? Well, Capitol security escorted him throughout the Capitol complex, and even helped him find open doors. “The tapes show the Capitol police never stopped Jacob Chansley," said Carlson. "They helped him. They acted as his tour guides." Right now, the Twitterverse is lit up. I don’t know what the outcome will be. After all, Americans are so used to getting lied to they’re anesthetized to it. But I’d like to see some tangible results of all this. Americans didn’t care about Liz Cheney’s J6 hearings because they knew the hearings were bullshit. However, these tapes are authentic. So let’s see what they do about it. [Response Requested]( 1/1000th of an ounce of gold available for As a Rude Awakening reader, Jim Rickards is offering you 1/1000th of an ounce of gold when you upgrade your account. It will come in the form of a “Gold Back” - a new type of gold currency that’s starting to spread across America ([click here to view](. If you have not responded to Jim’s offer yet, and want to know how to claim yours… Please click the link below for details. [Click here to learn how to claim your new Gold Back Currency<]( Thanks! Amber Anderson Customer Service [Click Here To Learn More]( Hancock’s Writing on the Wall The last time I looked, The Daily Telegraph was the UK’s most conservative newspaper. (Yes, the political spectrum in the UK starts on the far left and ends on the center-left. They’re all for big government on the little sceptered isle.) Yet Allison Pearson, in an opinion piece for the Telegraph, [called for former Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s arrest]( Ok, I think he’s for the rope, myself, but this is a good start. You see, the Telegraph published “[The Lockdown Files]( which vindicates anyone with the temerity to ask, “What evidence do you have lockdowns will work?” Hilariously, Isabel Oakeshott, who Hancock commissioned to co-write his Pandemic Files book, released the WhatsApp messages he entrusted to her. And they are damning. Like most UK politicians since Tony Blair turned the UK government into a bean-counting machine, Hancock lied about everything to “hit his target.” Pearson quotes this message from a father: Lockdown sent him from a happy 14-year-old into a complete psychological breakdown. The fear of why everyone was wearing masks, the breaking of routine (so important for SEN children), and the closing of schools. He was utterly terrified. The knock-on effect for our family has been devastating. Thanks to anti-psych meds he’s slowly getting there, but from the second lockdown onwards it’s destroyed the fabric of our family, to say nothing of our life savings being lost (self-employed). To read the WhatsApps in The Telegraph makes me so angry. Having the heartbreak of a disabled child made worse by self-aggrandizing fools is almost too much to take. Administering psychiatric medicines to your child tends to focus the mind as to where the blame lies, and it isn’t with Isabel Oakeshott. There’s hell to pay, and I hope Hancock is held to the fire. Paris and Brussels Get Clogged Up This is great. I wrote yesterday about Le Petit Roi’s problems abroad. But French President Emmanuel Macron has his hands full at home as well. Wait, hold your outrage! Macron wants to raise the French retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the years worked to qualify for a full pension. Yes, French people would have to work until the ancient age of 64 and for a certain amount of time to receive a full state pension. Of course, the French are going apeshit over it. It’s just one more thing on the French list of things to revolt over. Now before you snort and chortle, have a look at this: [SJN] Yes, the French have the ninth most productive workforce on the planet. And they only work 35 hours per week! (To be honest, the Irish have tax loopholes, the Norwegians have oil, and the Swiss and Luxembourgers have money laundering. So for me, the real list starts with Denmark.) With that kind of productivity, perhaps we should take a page from the French and relax a bit more. Number ten on the list is Belgium, home of the capital of the European Union, Brussels. In Belgium, their farmers have taken a page out of the Dutch farmer playbook by blocking up the city. The Belgian government wants to limit nitrogen emissions. Their farmers, like the Dutch, aren’t having it. From [Reuters]( "We are all convinced that something has to change nitrogen-wise, but the agricultural sector should not be treated differently to the industrial sector," protester Leen Engelen said, referring to one of the disputed points in the draft bill. "Our sector is already making a lot of effort and is willing to do so as well, but (the government) expects more and more from us while the industry sector is also expanding," said Liesje Van Loon, who owns a goat farm. Wrap Up It seems the Western people have had enough of their governments’ incompetence. Between the warmongering, lockdowns, and blatant lying, we’re seeing much more open disobedience than before. Long may it continue if we can’t elect good enough help. Until tomorrow. All the best, [Sean Ring] Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening In Case You Missed It… The Global South Has Had Enough of Its Former Colonial Masters [Sean Ring] SEAN RING Happy Tuesday on this bright, chilly morning in Northern Italy. Yesterday was a doozy-whopper for French President Emmanuel Macron. He went down to the Congo and got tongue-lashed for this trouble. In case you didn’t know, the French never really let go of its African colonies. In fact, there were rumors this policy was no accident. Since Germany was dominating the European Union, the only way for France to expand was by going south. For years, France has kept West and Central Africa’s gold safely in the confines of the Banque de France. Those countries also spoke French. It was also convenient for the French to send the poorer-performing students of its famous “ecoles” to Africa. It’s like bankers who aren’t particularly good in their home countries and so are sent abroad. The most famous is the FILTH - Failed In London, Try Hongkong. That world is ending for France. I pick on France because its colonialism is the most hidden form… and is about to be revealed to the world. I’ll give you a head start with this column. Colonialism in General You must know I’m no bleeding-heart liberal who automatically loathes empire. And though I think “empire” rhymes with “vampire” for a reason, I love reading about the British Empire. I’m a huge fan of Victorian literature and Kipling. Sure, there was a “Scramble for Africa.” And some of it was plain horrific. For instance, there’s no excuse for what Leopold II did in the Congo. And though he wasn’t a racist per se, Englishman Cecil Rhodes said in 1877 while a student at Oxford, "I contend that we are the first race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit, the better it is for the human race. I contend that every acre added to our territory means the birth of more of the English race who otherwise would not be brought into existence." But while the Rhodes and the British worked on the Cape to Cairo telegraph line, the French went west to east. France’s African Model Here’s a list of France’s former west African colonies: - Timbuktu in French Sudan - Ivory Coast - Dahomey (currently Benin) - French Sudan (currently Mali) - Guinea - Mauritania - Niger - Senegal - Upper Volta (currently Burkina Faso) - French Togoland (currently Togo) - Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (in modern Nigeria) Instead of old-fashioned colonialism, the French use currency to control their former and newer “member states.” The CFA franc is the common name for two currencies used in several countries in West and Central Africa: the West African CFA franc and the Central African CFA franc. The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) manages the West African CFA franc, and the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) operates the Central African CFA franc. The two banks are responsible for issuing the currency, maintaining its stability, and regulating its supply. The CFA Franc is used by Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and Mali. Niger, Senegal, and Togo in West Africa, and Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon in Central Africa. The franc has been controversial, with some critics arguing that it has contributed to the economic dependence of African countries on their former colonial powers, France most especially. Others say that the currency's stability has positively promoted trade and investment in the region. Both francs are pegged to the euro. France also requires CFA member countries to deposit at least 50% of their foreign exchange reserves — currently about €10 billion ($11.19 billion) — into a special account in the French treasury. And therein lies the problems. First, why must these countries deposit half their FX reserves with France? What possible economic sense does this make? Second, with the francs pegged to the euro, prices are artificially higher than they otherwise would be. And obviously, these currencies aren’t freely floating, which means they can’t devalue in times of high stress. Also, in “normal” times, the euro’s interest rates would be higher, adding to Africa's already prohibitive cost of capital. The Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, criticized Macron and France for exploiting Africa. [Watch the video here](. It’s fabulous. [SJN] Credit: [DW]( [Secret Gold Back currency RUINING Biden’s plans for a digital dollar?]( [Click here to learn more]( What I’m holding in my hand is a completely new form of money… As we speak, it's being used as an alternative currency across the U.S. minting in places like Utah, New Hampshire and Nevada… And since it’s made out of a thinly printed sheet of REAL gold... It may be the single best way to protect your wealth from Biden’s plan for a government controlled digital dollar. 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It’s not so much that Russia and China are great; they’re not seen as threatening as the West. My, how times have changed! The Tongue-Lashing All this leads to Le Petit Roi getting schooled at a press conference with the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was a remarkable sight. [Watch it here](. President Félix Tshisekedi didn’t allow Macron to escape his hole gracefully. Macron had tried to say that when a French journalist is rude, it’s not the position of France. Then, Tshisekedi said, “It wasn’t a journalist. It was your foreign minister!” He said he wanted France to look at his country as equal partners and not paternalistically. It was a master class in firm diplomacy. But I’m sure Macron feels embarrassed. Wrap Up The Global South is looking for new partnerships because the old ones only enrich a few of the elite. Russia and China were primed to step in simply because they weren’t Africa’s colonial oppressors—new faces and ideas to replace the ideas that haven’t worked. It’s the new bifurcation of world trade and may be the beginning of a new paradigm. Until tomorrow. See you tomorrow! All the best, [Sean Ring] Sean Ring Editor, Rude Awakening [Paradigm]( ☰ ⊗ [ARCHIVE]( [ABOUT]( [Contact Us]( © 2023 Paradigm Press, LLC. 808 Saint Paul Street, Baltimore MD 21202. By submitting your email address, you consent to Paradigm Press, LLC. delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your Rude Awakening e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from Rude Awakening, feel free to [click here.]( Please note: the mailbox associated with this email address is not monitored, so do not reply to this message. We welcome comments or suggestions at feedback@rudeawakening.info. This address is for feedback only. 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