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    From Freedom to Fascism
    From Freedom to Fascism
    From Freedom to Fascism
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    From Freedom to Fascism

    By Skip Sparks

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    This short book addresses the looming inevitable collapse of our monetary system. It is part history and part economics and connects the dots to rationally explain the cycling of human behavior and its oversight by the deep state. Included is an addendum specifically describing what to expect in 2019 going forward.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateJun 14, 2017
    ISBN9781387039654
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      From Freedom to Fascism - Skip Sparks

      FROM FREEDOM TO FASCISM

      I. Introduction

      I retired at 55 and moved to Hawaii in 2004. This is probably the last state from which one would ever expect such a red alert warning as this to emanate. Hawaii is overwhelmingly blue. But the plentiful sun has kept SADS (seasonal affective disorder syndrome) at bay. In short I am not blue. But I surely don't yearn to live in a red state either, for in the ultimate analysis there is no difference. I haven't voted in 35 years and have considered this a patriotic duty. I also have never written a book before or published anything non-medical, although I have thought  the contents of this one for years.

      What galvanized the decision to start now? The short answer is family and friends. I wanted to afford them the opportunity to read from a unique perspective about Western society and its insanity just before the onset of the most momentous period in human history since perhaps even before the fall of Rome - before the real pain and suffering, before the world became Greece and Venezuela. Whether this inevitable global crisis commences in earnest before or after completion is moot. Based on mathematics, economics, history, and human nature, total global debt/credit makes this crisis inevitable. Only the timing is unknown. As Ernest Hemingway put it, when asked how he went bankrupt - Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.

      What follows is in no way an attempt to impact your social views, only your economic ones. It is an attempt to shift the reader away from an uninformed emotional response based on decades of educational and media propaganda to one based on rational thinking and a more inclusive view of history. What follows is nothing more than a presentation of historical and current events that when viewed rationally can lead to but one conclusion - an imminent massive global debt crisis.

      Additionally I have had far too many conversations with highly intelligent, highly educated individuals who cannot see the handwriting on the wall, much less comprehend it. The normalcy bias, a.k.a. cognitive dissonance, must be overwhelming indeed. This continually boggles my mind. They would much rather drone on about Trump or Hillary or Bush or Obama. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees! Hence, my frustration and the need for catharsis have finally exceeded the required incentive-to-write threshold.

      N.B. Everything is connected; a change in one component must impact the others. There is redundant mention of some events and concepts but only to stress their critical nature.

      A few of the references contain historical statistics that help delineate our present path and its unavoidable destination. Read and think however much you may disagree with any implied social position.

      PS I was raised in a middle class family new to California, did well in school, always had a part time job from 4th grade, majored in mathematics at an East Coast university, then medical school, specialty training, and a 25 year professional career. In short I boast no particular expertise or literary talent to entice you to read any further.

      II. The US Debt

      Let's talk briefly about the unpayable US debt. After all, how can a $16 trillion US GDP (officially overstated by the officially understated CPI, affectionately called the CP lie) possibly liquidate a $20+ trillion debt, which in actuality is $200+ trillion, if unfunded liabilities (Social Security, Medicare,…) are included (Laurence Kotlikoff, Boston University economist)? And this doesn't even speak to the quadrillion+ dollars in global derivatives.

      The only question is which domino will fall first and when. It is now mid May 2017. The USD has reversed its long-term uptrend and is flirting with $97 on the index. Bitcoin is now over $2000. Neither is backed by anything, but the fiat one continues to be debased, as do all paper currencies. So we should be close.

      III. What's Mine Is Mine, What's Yours is Negotiable

      The collectivistic approach historically has never worked. Famous economist and Nobel laureate Milton Friedman in 1987 during a Senate Judiciary hearing for a national balanced budget constitutional amendment had the following exchang with ardent socialist and universal health care advocate Ted Kennedy:

      Senator, socialism hasn’t worked in 6,000 years of recorded history, explained Friedman. Why won’t you give up on it?

      Kennedy responded, "It hasn’t worked in 6,000 years

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