It Became Necessary to Destroy the Global Economy to Save It
As the high generated by the previous iteration of financial repression wears off, the dose increases, as do the stakes when that high wears off.
You've no doubt heard "We had to destroy the village in order to save it." The original quote noted by reporter Peter Arnett in 1968 was "It became necessary to destroy the town to save it." The phrase (whether an exact transcript or not) became emblematic of America's war in Vietnam, encapsulating the impossibility of fighting an unconventional war wit…
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