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For whatever reason that preview made me think of VHS tapes, WTF?
Not much yet. I need to do some more digging about this guy.
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Ruppie has been on the net for a long time not that it means much! Reminds me of a gerald celente sort. As far as I remember his line hasnt changed and from way back focused on the fractional fed system. So yeah, my take isn't much of any real help. LOL
Here we go. Watch this one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ruppert
http://catv8.org/videos-demand.html
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I've always thought he was a lefty peak oil kook. According to him and some others we ran out of oil about 5 years ago.
OK so this guy has some credibility or like you just said Jeff - he's a kook?
Its been my less than fully informed and partially educated opinion for some time that it will be a rapid spike in oil prices that tips the dominos into action.
Israel strikes Iran (this almost has to happen at some point) - this causes oil prices to go up, opec takes advantage of the situation like they always do and it pushes things over the edge.
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OK, I have netflix and ordered this vid up and watched it tonight.
I have to say, the guy makes sense.
The chart of human population was pretty amazing. We went from a population of around 1 billion globally to our current 7 billion globally - all in the last 100 years - starting in 1900- when oil started to be used for just about everything.
His point about "peak oil" is that we are past the peak of production - yes there are vast reserves but its only obtainable with a huge outlay of energy to get it - in other words, its very very expensive oil - not the cheap oil that has fueled everything since 1900. He explains that everything has been based on unlimited growth - unlimited resources and that we've come to the end of that - just too many people vs the available energy, food, etc.
Think about it - with China and India's economic development - pressure has been placed on oil reserves and a bunch of other resources - and its just starting.
It does make sense.
Rent the vid - watch it yourself. Don't ridicule it unless you've seen it and can judge for yourselves.
He makes a very good case for the cause of our current situation and the reasons for why its happening and what he expects to happen over the next decades.
Bottom line - we are going to transition away from economy and governments based on unlimeted resources and learn to live within limits.
And of course, this means a lot of people will perish in the process.
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Gerald Celente has actually predicted quite a few events accurately; how well has Ruppert done?
Did you just answer my question in advance? I could be a conspiracy type (or Bah-roke himself lol) and blame Bush? lol However, Celente's predictions are interesting reading..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Celente
Dont know how he's doing with his predictions that are more like edutainment, trends forecasting looks to be pretty simple if your OK with 50/50 accuracy. My guess is that ruppie and gerald get lucky a lot. They are quiet when wrong and obnoxious when correct.
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Well, it sure would be nice if we had somebody that was spot on and about 75% accurate. With every economic indicator stretched to the limit, something unpleasant just about has to be on the horizon...
I just hope its more in the "temporary" and "inconvenient" category than long term and suffering.
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Its like betting on red when the roulette wheel has been hitting black all night. I'm not that lucky therefore gambling isnt for me, I buy gas/ammo/guns/food it dont matter what and then the price drops after leaving the store but I do believe in history, those who dont know it will repeat it for good and bad alike.
part of that has to due with the invention of a process of turning nitrogen into fertalizer, it's estimated that 2 billion people are alive because of it, go check into Fritz Haber
personally I think that's the goal of certain people to begin with, over population is an excuse.
Rainbow Six? Richard Marchinco?
And nitrogen for fertilizer is obtained from where? That's right - natural gas... a "by product" of oil exploration and production.
The guy's point about everything being dependent on oil is true. Think about it.
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Not that I'm supporting this guy, but he actually is saying that the peak of "cheap" oil production is past us and that all of the "new" deposits are expensive to extract. And he does have a point there.
And most of the nitrogen used in commercial agriculture (in the form of amonia) is made using natural gas.
From Answers.com: "Ammonia is one nitrogen fertilizer component that can be synthesized from in-expensive raw materials. Since nitrogen makes up a significant portion of the earth's atmosphere, a process was developed to produce ammonia from air. In this process, natural gas and steam are pumped into a large vessel. Next, air is pumped into the system, and oxygen is removed by the burning of natural gas and steam. This leaves primarily nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is removed and ammonia is produced by introducing an electric current into the system. Catalysts such as magnetite (Fe3O4) have been used to improve the speed and efficiency of ammonia synthesis. Any impurities are removed from the ammonia, and it is stored in tanks until it is further processed."
So, amonia - not straight liquid nitrogen. I guess you have to use something that will stick around so the plants can access the nitrogen.
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I find this Gerald Celent fellow far more believable. That fact that Ruppert is willing to cooperate with cynthia MacKinney is an utter fail with me. I would have to say that Ruppert has tainted himself irrepibly with me. He may have some valid points in his message, but I would have to say thumbs down.
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