Last October, Deutsche Bank's credit derivatives expert Aleksandar Kocic, one of the best stream-of-consciousness, James Joyceian writers among the Wall Street sell-side, penned what was at the time the best summary why the existing politcal system was fracturing with every passing day.
Authored by Charles Hugh-Smith via OfTwoMinds blog,
When the system is rigged, "democracy" is just another public-relations screen to mask the unsavory reality of Oligarchy.
Democracy in America has become a hollow shell. The conventional markers of democracy--elections and elected representatives--exist, but they are mere facades; the mechanisms of setting the course of the nation are corrupt, and the power lies outside the public's reach.
Submitted by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
The rifts within the EU continue to widen as Poland and Hungary join together in opposition to the EU bureaucracy.
Soon after Poland’s ultra-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party came to power in October 2015, the Polish parliament passed a law allowing the government to appoint the judges of its choosing to the highest court and not recognize those chosen by its predecessor, the liberal Civic Platform party.
Submitted by Jeff Deist via The Mises Institute,
Thousands of American citizens are demanding that the White House issue an International Arrest Warrant for billionaire globalist George Soros. A new petition has already gathered almost 6,000 signatures, putting it on course to receive the 100,000 signatures needed to receive an official response from the White House. Thegatewaypundit.com reports: The petition states: George Soros is a menace to the free world and stands in the way of making America great again.