imminent collapse

michael ruppert is a modern day voice crying in the wilderness, (quite literally now that he seems to be in venezuela putting out podcasts he calls the wildercast.)  he is here to tell us, society at large or his species, about the impending doom we face.  he is not wrong.

i stumbled upon this self-described avant garde film on netflix and i watched it specifically because netflix had a note thereon that indicated the film would be available through streaming only until tomorrow.  it is absolutely worth watching.

ruppert's foremost assertion is that we have passed peak oil production and as available energy declines, we will suffer.  in fact our population numbers will decline proportionately according to ruppert which is interesting in as much as over-population seems like it should be of our most important concerns.  in turn he discusses how economies will decline, how fractional reserve banking and derivatives will contribute to that failure, what this apocalypse will look like and what we should do to prepare for and cope with it. 

"if you are out in the wilderness with a group camping and a bear attacks," ruppert advises, "you don't have to run faster than the bear.  "you only have to run faster than the slowest camper."

i thought that was a fascinating quote and it was ruppert's way of saying the weakest would suffer first.  bleak, no?  i won't go through the entire film for you.  the embedded version from youtube is obviously a german version based on the german subtitles but i am happy to have found it so you don't have to have netflix. 

watch it and let me know what you think?  ruppert makes some especially interesting observations.  he suggests people buy real gold in order to have a valuable commodity/currency post collapse.  he talks about the importance of collaboration and adhering to a community.  he talks about learning how to garden, understanding arable land and its inherent value and using it.  he posits that good, organic seeds could be an alternative currency in a future post collapse.  (that made a lot of sense to me and more than ever i want to plant a small garden perhaps in boxes.)

after watching this movie i was reminded of what chomsky said about conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists.  he said these terms serve only to dismiss any substance that may exist in what they say.  a supposed conspiracy theory needs institutional analyzation.  i am certain ruppert's theories would stand up to institutional analysis.  if anything he may underestimate how creatively and effectively many of these events can be forestalled but short of drastic changes in how humans live, (something ruppert guessed would take no less than 20 years with serious hardship, to 50 or 100 years more gradually,) i believe the man is accurate in his assertions. 

one last thing.  ruppert said he doesn't debate anymore and that made perfect sense to me.  why would he?  anyone opposing him would call him a conspiracy theorist, draw arguments out by any means necessary thereby muddying the waters and appreciating their own credence, and ultimately weaken his position.  one can't teach or learn these things in a short period of time.  so to debate is a losing proposition.