Doug Casey's Take

#dougcasey #stimulus #1.9T If you'd like to ask Doug Casey a question, join our telegram group and submit your question there. https://t.me/dougcasey Doug Casey Phyles: Opportunities to Meet Up in Real Life: https://meetu.ps/c/4LzC8/FWRHs/a Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Mentioned in today's video LA schools new dystopian tracking app: https://twitter.com/livingstoic/status/1366525426927947778?s=20 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 2:55 Americans broadly support stimulus checks 4:52 Where's my $1,400? 5:35 $480million for "Native American language preservation and maintenance" 6:22 Bailouts for states and more 9:24 $130b to reopen schools 11:15 "Health Care" 13:24 Utilities, public transport 14:40 Pension Bailouts 15:09 Test, Track, & Trace 18:41 Unemployment payments, a backdoor to UBI? 23:46 SNAP and aid to the homeless 27:25 The best is yet to come 29:20 Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) 31:28 Proof of the emerging feudal system 33:59 Altered Carbon 35:12 The hilarious absurdity of it all 37:32 Will this be the catalyst for Retail Inflation?

In today's episode, Doug takes on another sacred cow. Doug explains why charity isn't just dumb, it can be destructive to the point of being evil. Doug Casey Phyles: Opportunities to Meet Up in Real Life: https://meetu.ps/c/4LzC8/FWRHs/a Telegram channel: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00 debunking charity 1:53 how is wealth created 3:15 altruism 6:19 giving money 8:38 institutionalized charity 9:30 Ethiopia famine 11:44 “philanthropists” 14:21 foundations are tax write offs 17:14 businesses will last longer than you will 18:03 strategy 20:50 social aspects 23:17 bureaucracy 25:39 when you die 30:22 next book 31:24 summary

The history of man is not one of a long, steady improvement in living standards. In fact, there have been at least two devastating collapses of major civilizations where critical knowledge was lost ushering in a dark age. What happened and what can these periods tell us about today? Discussed in this video: 12 Endangered Traits of Western Civilization https://youtu.be/B0a9NvuU3Ok Alternative ways to connect with us: Doug Casey Phyles on Meetup https://meetu.ps/c/4LzC8/FWRHs/a Telegram channel: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00 intro 3:58 Civilization collapse 5:00 start of civilization 7:00 stone age 10:06 Copper 12:21 Roman empire 16:30 complex society 26:05 loss of technology? 30:15 lost knowledge 33:39 todays production 38:30 western values 45:23 not a coincidence 49:33 learned helplessness 51:11 divide us via language

In today's episode, we discuss the radical gun legislation introduced recently. Link to the pending legislation: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text Alternative ways to connect with us: Doug Casey Phyles on Meetup https://meetu.ps/c/4LzC8/FWRHs/a Telegram channel: https://t.me/dougcasey Email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 intro 1:56 who is cosponsoring this? 3:45 loaned firearms 6:48 left wing administrative 8:20 database 10:37 license 13:20 psych evaluation 15:17 spousal interview 16:14 more hurdles 17:02 military style weapons 18:30 lawsuit 21:00 constitution is a dead letter 21:38 penalties 23:36 ways to get you 24:38 ammunition 25:18 it will pass 26:50 debate laws 27:47 will people resist? 29:20 civil disobedience? 30:45 control and enforced will 33:00 no place to go 35:15 follow the bill

Doug Casey Phyles on Meetup https://meetu.ps/c/4LzC8/FWRHs/a Telegram channel: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00 Connect with like minds 2:15 importance of networks 5:08 Eris society 6:30 why eris: goddess of discord 9:55 Ted talks 12:14 whose been 20:50 lucky losers 22:34 person to person 24:21 freedom fest 25:05 Casey Phyles

** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Q&A 0:20 Pullback in gold miner stocks 2:16 Utah or Florida? 8:20 Argentine Banks 9:14 Iran or Turkey 13:13 Memorizing things 17:44 What does Doug do to keep engaged? 23:44 New Hampshire's Free State program 29:17 What college would doug send his kids 36:06 Noah Harare's Sapiens 40:24 Deflation and gold 41:35 Stop losses or hedging? 47:10 Regret about not having kids? 54:38 free private cities in Honduras 55:44 Bitcoin a safe asset? 59:12 Why Virginia? 1:05:55 Favorite whiskey? 1:07:58 manual or automatic? 1:10:28 Rock or pop music? 1:11:56 Favorite athlete?

Today we’re joined by one of the most well-traveled men on earth and a kindred spirit, Kolja Spori. If anyone would know of a place on earth where freedom-loving people might thrive, it's Kolja. You can learn more about Kolja here: https://luxuryrogue.wordpress.com/ 00:00:00 intro How Doug met Kolja Spori 2:05 what he’s doing now 3:38 Colombia 6:10 Monaco 7:42 his background 13:05 kolija opinion on what will happen 16:02 UN control 18:24 border controls 20:07 war? 22:12 Controlled demolition of the US 22:55 strategy 26:10 mind war 28:47 we are diverging as a species 30:05 government forced savior 33:50 go down in style but keep your soul intact 35:15 network you trust 38:17 mentality all over the world 40:18 whose around you? Blind mice? 45:10 civil war 48:20 skilled now in control 51:20 kids 53:58 playing along is morally unsound? 55:13 delay impact? 57:17 trying to be positive 1:00:14 read forbidden books

#bitcoin #crypto #crisisinvesting #dougcasey ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Intro 3:04 Bitcoin as a transfer mechanism 5:31 Monero and the other cryptos 9:41 The tulip bubble 13:27 Mississippi Bubble & the South Sea Bubble 17:09 Florida Land bubble 18:42 The 1968 Stock Market Bubble 19:53 Japan Bubble, Dot-com Bubble, Real Estate Bubble and now today 21:08 Is this a genuine Bitcoin Bubble? 23:06 What about a deflationary collapse? 29:06 What's different about the bitcoin market compared to other asset classes? 37:14 Regulations and Bitcoin 40:30 Why do Gold Bugs like Peter Schiff hate Bitcoin? 46:09 Terra Incognita 51:57 A game of chicken

#johntaylorgatto #education #dougcasey Thank you for helping us surpass the 10k subscriber mark. If you want to support our efforts to reach a bigger audience, like this video, subscribe, and, most of all, share with your friends and loved ones. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Referred to in this episode: John Taylor Gatto talk: https://youtu.be/EeogjzJoCjo Assassin now available on audio book: https://www.amazon.com/Assassin-High-Ground-Novels-Book/dp/B08VF2VG6P/ref=sr_1_1

** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Is Doug coming back to the US 2:48 leaving aspen 5:00 economics 6:38 the world is closing in it’s going to get worse 8:46 doug was a trustee of two colleges 10:29 cultural revolution 13:30 the young man mentality 16:55 Feudal times come again 19:59 isolation 23:03 hard skills 27:12 run but can’t hide 29:37 people you trust 31:40 having money 35:30 where are people getting together?

In today's AMA Doug responds to viewer questions... ** IMPORTANT Just in case we get blacklisted ** Join our Telegram channel today: https://t.me/dougcasey join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/a-retail-investor-insurrection Prior episodes mentioned in today's episode: Doug's very interesting hobby: https://youtu.be/67lnlETykxo Orwellian Corruption of Language: https://youtu.be/H1MKC2YPbL8 00:00 Worthy of inheriting wealth 10:09 post covid travel 12:00 unintended consequences book 14:43 redefining language 18:50 sovereign privatization 20:41 US dystopian 24:05 singularity 29:50 oil 31:55 Bahrain 33:08 Mexico 36:23 expat 43:01 biblical 47:49 going after gold 51:00 living in China 55:36 new IM 56:30 new assassins book audible 57:10 gold deflation

#GME #gamestop #wallstreet #dougcasey #memestocks #wallstreetbets #wsb What happens when Wall Street insiders get crushed by a bunch of self-described "degenerate" retail investors? That's the topic of today's episode. ** IMPORTANT Just in case we get blacklisted ** Join our Telegram channel today: https://t.me/dougcasey join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/a-retail-investor-insurrection 00:00:00 Gamestop recap 2:28 financialization of our economy 5:46 shuffling money 8:55 Wall Street freaks out 12:40 the plebs can do it too??? 14:17 Redditors motivated by more than money 16:56 SEC doesn’t protect you 21:13 schadenfreude 24:28 the collapse 27:55 commodities and a new Arab spring 31:04 Egypt & Haiti 37:30 excuses

#philosophy #dougcasey #stoicism #solipsism #objectivism In today's episode, we discuss Philosophy - Both the existential and the practical. From Diogenes to Ayn Rand and Stoicism to Solipsism. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00 Intro & Objectivism 4:40 look at your own life 8:11 Doug meets Ayn Rand 9:57 What is the meaning of life? 11:25 Doug's adopted the Randian route... for a time 13:30 stoicism 15:16 epicurean 18:10 nihilism 20:26 conservatism 23:14 doug"s beliefs 31:05 solipsism 32:14 mind and matter 33:48 ask questions 36:51 The life philosophy of a young Casey 38:50 where do kids get moral lessons 42:05 what to do now

Doug answers viewer questions. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? Discussed in this episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age

John Robb joins us to discuss tribalism, open-source insurgencies, and, our potential future - what John calls “The Long Night”. If you’re looking for the signal in all the noise, you’ll find it with John Robb. Follow him and support his work here: https://www.patreon.com/johnrobb ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00 Intro 01:11 How John Robb thinks about the world (technology/warfare/politics) 03:20 Selective empathy 03:55 Double Standards 05:45 Social Decision Making Systems 08:06 Psychological difference between rightest and a leftist? 09:41 Pattern of conspiracy/tribalism/hard forks 15:45 A spirit of conflict everywhere - looking for a fight 18:33 Antifa 19:50 Patriot Act 2.0 21:20 Open Source Secret Police 23:13 Purges - Virtual and Real world 28:43 Will this result in a civil war? 31:02 The Long Night is dominance of consensus function 33:50 Solution: Digital Bill Of Rights 39:56 Libertarians are on the wrong side of history? What to do 49:37 DARPA and mRNA 53:29 PsyOps and dis-information 57:13 Solar Winds Hack

Every new President starts off with a plan for the first 100 days. But, not every President is as ambitious as Biden. In today’s episode, Doug reacts to Biden’s plan and finally answers the question, “How will this end?” ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 Intro 1:00 Pause on student loan payments 3:06 Extending evictions 6:45 2 trillion in covid relief 11:02 Environment 13:04 Land and water 15:30 Immigration 18:55 Ending Muslim ban 25:08 100 million covid vaccines 33:05 Racial disparities in health care 34:19 Contact tracing

In Today's episode, Doug and I discuss the troop buildup in DC and what it might mean for the inauguration this week and the era to follow. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? https://www.amazon.com/Please-Calm-Down-Cry-Middle/dp/0802157734/ref=sr_1_1 Interview with Stewart Rhodes: https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Media/297993-2021-01-15-01-15-21-robert-michael-james-bovard-stewart-rhodes-mp3s.htm 00:00:00 Intro 00:10 How it started 6:20 National Guard can’t mobilize this quickly 12:54 Nonchalant talk of punishing Americans 15:53 Chinese intervention? 18:04 Las Vegas shooting 20:41 Stuart Rhodes: mutual defense 27:40 Making yourself into a target 29:55 Revolution in the 60s 34:00 Some groups do not see a problem 37:00 New administration

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In today's episode, Doug shares his thoughts on the US economy. Doug thinks a "Crack-up boom" may be coming our way. The boom, as Doug explains, is just smoke and mirrors and will lead to a Total Meltdown. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey and join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 00:00:00 intro 4:26 It looks like a boom, but... 11:29 low interests rates destroy the dollar 17:24 shortage of goods to buy 20:51 Is war on the horizon? 23:05 What if war is inward instead of outward?

In this episode, Doug Casey and I discuss blacklists and purges as political tools throughout history and how they’re being used today. ** Just in case we get blacklisted ** Please download Telegram from the App Store and join our channel for updates: https://t.me/dougcasey 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10 McCarthy 7:03 Domestic terrorism bill 9:05 Doug defines racism 13:10 Latin America example 16:12 Americas cultural revolution 17:27 Fighting for the narrative 24:52 Where in the world do you go 32:33 Signs of bad times 34:30 Regimes need a common enemy

JUST IN CASE: JOIN OUR TELEGRAM CHANNEL FOR UPDATES: https://t.me/dougcasey In this episode, Doug responds to the recent protests and the "hand in hand" coordination between tech and government. We tried some new software today to address the low bandwidth at Doug's Uruguay home. There was a delay that makes the conversation disjointed, IMO. And I shut off my video early on to conserve bandwidth. Thoughts? 00:00:00 Intro 1:30 Giving up the freedom of the press 3:30 Breakup is inevitable 4:40 Double standard 6:33 Calling Americans Insurrectionists 10:00 Revolutions Are Dangerous 12:17 Dougs Questions 17:30 What will be left

AMA for January 9, 2021. Thank you for all the great questions. Keep 'em coming! In case the censors come for us: 1. join our email list: https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take? 2. join our telegram channel: t.me/dougcasey 00:00:00 Questions with Doug 11:17 resources to live anywhere. Where to go? 16:33 Cyprus? 18:06 mining sector for 2030? 21:36 Bitcoin as a government reserve? 22:12 political trichotomy 23:30 are we going extreme? 33:22 how’s life in Uruguay? 36:18 Spartacus hero or villain? 38:38 don’t do the morally wrong thing, how do you know? 43:20 Doug’s writing partnership 46:45 what are Doug & Matt selling? 50:56 Doug’s unique strengths 56:43 vulture capitalist 1:00:00 top of 10 books For what comes next

In today's episode, Doug responds to the events in DC and, more importantly, shares his thoughts on what happens next. join our new telegram channel: t.me/dougcasey 00:00 summary of what happened on Jan.6th 5:38 the parties will split 9:17 5 reasons why people shouldn’t vote 10:52 conservatives are pushed to their limit 14:10 another revolutionary war? 19:58 how the use of the American flag is changing 23:50 chaotic times ahead 29:00 don’t make yourself a target 33:20 economic realities 40:00 prepare for disaster

Why do members of a society rebel? Is rebellion ever justified? Paul Rosenberg joins us to share his thoughts on the Ethics of Rebellion. Paul is an author, early contributor to cryptography, philosopher, and a man who values human freedom. If you subscribe to one newsletter this year, I encourage you to subscribe to Paul's. You can learn more at https://freemansperspective.com/ 00:00 intro 1:13 the little man problem 4:22 where has the meaning of life gone? 6:42 the parallel society 8:12 pluralism 11:02 Decentralized everything is our hope 14:40 how to not be hopeless 22:42 stop outsourcing your will 27:04 how do you create community 29:30 ethics of rebellion 34:35 small rebellions 38:00 "civilized" out of our volition 39:46 rebel towards a goal 45:00 when rebellion becomes necessary

Is Bitcoin in a bubble and about to burst? In this episode, we talk about bull markets - what drives them, what causes bubbles, and how to invest. Join the email list and we'll send you Doug's favorite gold stocks. https://smith.substack.com/p/doug-caseys-take 00:00 intro 3:04 soybean example 5:17 boom/bust cycles 10:50 gold miner stocks will be lucky again 12:05 Doug's favorite gold stocks 12:26 Bitcoin in a bubble 14:00 reason it will go higher 16:05 bitcoin supply parallel with gold 19:14 the trend is your friend 23:24 what to do with the money after you sell 29:50 A long term asset 32:55 How to know when Bitcoin hits bubble territory