#systemic collapse

[wallblaster]

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I've been thinking about this long a lot recently. Particularly the line "We pray for revolution, but we want apocalypticism". Apocalypticism is defined as a belief in an imminent end to all things on Earth. And I can attest to that sentiment. Change take effort, and years of ugly transition as mankind drags its feet into the ground. It happens with individual people as well. It seems a lot easier to just not try, and have the whole thing come to an end. There's no conflict in death, after all.

But more to the point, I think with a romantic tone about the apocalypse when I think of revolution. I don't think of the people joining together to actually rebel. I think of anarchy. I dwell too easily on a future where everyone dies. The political spectrum loses meaning as the whole country becomes a burning wasteland. Those who are left either rebuild with some sense of how to do better in the future, or they get their fascist dystopia they always wanted – until they too get the short end of the discrimination stick, and there is no one left to point the finger at. I think of Robespier's Reign of Terror against anyone who looks even remotely rich. I don't know what anyone has planned. But I feel afraid that the incoming revolution in the US, if it happens at all, will be too disorganized or (rightfully) motivated only by hatred and not a desire to bring change to the nation. The people in power have a lot to answer for. And I don't know if people will know what to do after they're gone. It is possible that someone just as bad will be flocked to to lead the masses. I am afraid of a future where nothing changes to the point that I would rather it all end instead.

[scoutzhonour]

I can't stop thinking about how my life truly ended in 2019 and I've just been dragging around my still breathing corpse for 5 years.

[cmweller]

Challenge #03053-H130: Wrong With Authority

They were a DeRegger CEO on their own private ship with the usual, mistreated, crew hauling a load of captured, unwilling, women to the new Dereg colony. The ship, trying to take a short cut by sneaking through the edge of Alliance space, went down due to several micrometeorites getting through, it happens when a person cuts corners on safety. The CEO learned quickly that, once on an isolated, if somewhat safe, haven-like planet, no way to force obedience and all the cages are open, their money meant nothing when it was either work or starve. -- Lessons

Good news, bad news. Good news, they had all survived the crash. CEO Mukkys hit the release button on his personalised wearable life pod. He had been thrown from the wreckage, and the air read as breathable. The bad news was that there was nothing left of the executive suites. His swimming pool was ruined and all his wine had spilled for sure.

Good news, the larger superstructure had survived. Bad news, the cargo hold had split and all the livestock had got out. The soldiers had been overwhelmed by sheer numbers and those who were conscious when he arrived were quick to point out that they weren't allowed to damage the merchandise. So now all the females had gone into the wilderness with some of the essential workforce. Worse, one of the guards' corpses had had his armour cracked apart for the scanning hardware.

Good news, they had food. Bad news, all of his staff had fled with the cargo and nobody left at the wreck site knew the first thing about cooking it. Good news, the control units were still in place. Bad news, the boss unit to inflict punishment on the pain centers of the cargo... had been destroyed with the executive suite. No matter. Authority had its place and he would rise again. He ordered the dead stripped of their flesh and that flesh preserved in salt. He authorised two guards to get into the surviving computer systems and figure out how to cook. Two more were assigned shelter fabrication. The most important thing was, naturally, his new mansion.

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[simianamber]

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[beforeitsnewsinireland]

What would or will happen in a systemic collapse is not clear: hopefully, the sovereign states will seize the insolvent institutions and enable them – and through them, the normal course of business for firms and households – to continue functioning, while a more fundamental and lasting solution to their problems is found. However, since it is the sovereign states themselves that are the primary problem facing Europe, it may prove difficult for them to act as the source of salvation for the banks and insurance companies. The general public, bewildered and fearful, is holding back from taking any kind of action, but its confidence in the ability of the political and financial leadership to produce a real and viable solution is waning steadily. If public confidence snaps and a generalized run on the system takes place, then the system will inevitably disintegrate under the pressure.

[paulcurrier-blog]

In MF Global, the customer deposits belong to the customers.  Client money does not belong to the Bank (MF Global - Goldman - JPMC - BoA). The banks robbed the customers.  The banks robbed all their customers.  If the MF Global Bankruptcy Trustee is forced by the Bankruptcy Judge to return the depositors money to the MF Global customers, there is nothing to "settle" with JPMC, Goldman Sachs, BoA, or the creditors of MF Global.  It's important to understand that the Banks take everyone's money every night and gamble overnight.  That is all that remains of our American System: Banks gambling overnight with our money - if you even have any money in the bank.  So when the Banks gamble and the casino closes while they are playing with your money, and they don't have your deposits to return to you, that is what is going on here.  The whole system will collapse now, because there is no reason to believe that tomorrow, any bank will have any of your deposits they receive from you today.  If you have any 401K or pension money, savings or otherwise have money in the banks, you better get it out now while you can.  Don't move it.  Get it out.  Take possession as we are about to go into a bank holiday and your going to loose anything that is in any bank.