By Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research Is a police state in the US possible? Absolutely. That’s because people are essentially the same the world over, regardless of their culture, religion, race, or what have you. A certain percentage of them are sociopaths. There is a standard distribution of sociopaths across time and space. It’s a function of Pareto’s Law, better known as the 80-20 rule. 20% of the people do 80% of the work. Another 20% are responsible for 80% of the crime. 20% of the population always winds up with 80% of the wealth. And so forth, through all areas of human endeavor. This observation can be represented by a bell-shaped curve – a “standard distribution” – with a small minority at each extreme, but the large majority in the middle. The people who will take us to a police state are sociopaths – criminal personalities who don’t respect the liberty or property of others. And sociopaths gravitate towards government, and eventually come to control it. My view is that 80% of human beings are basically decent, get along, go along types. 20% are what you might call potential trouble sources, that can go either way. But then you take 20% of that 20%, and you’re dealing with the sociopaths. When social conditions reach a certain stage, these really bad guys come out from under their rocks and take advantage of the situation. We’re seeing that right now in the US, across the political spectrum. Just as we’ve seen in the past in hundreds of places throughout history. | Recommended Link | The Crash of 2020 isn't over An "aftershock" of March 16 could cause stocks to fall 50% over the coming weeks… in a surprise move that could cost you a fortune. But if you see it coming and know what to do, you could double or triple your money in a matter of days, without touching a single stock. | | | | A major tipping point occurred almost 20 years ago, on September 11, 2001, with the attacks in New York and Washington, DC. They were disastrous. But not nearly as disastrous as the government’s reaction to them. Among them, the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Anybody who speaks German knows that a reasonable translation of Homeland Security is Geheime Staatspolizei, which is usually abbreviated to Gestapo. Anybody that goes through airline security these days should ask themselves, “Where the hell did they find these people? Didn’t they have jobs before they went to work for this moronic agency?” The answer is that there are people out there who like wearing costumes, are willing to boss, herd, interrogate, and go through the dirty laundry of their fellow citizens. They take their jobs seriously and you better not even look at them sideways. There’s no reason to believe it’s going to get better as they groove into their jobs, and their employer cements itself into place. More likely the trend will accelerate. Is America currently a police state? Well, let’s see. You can still get in your car and go anywhere, although you might be stopped by the police and you might be detained if your papers aren’t in order. Or the officer thinks you’re not properly respectful. Or you have “too much” cash. Was there any particular day that Germany became a police state in the 1930s? I’m not sure you can put your finger on any one particular day, even after Hitler was legally and democratically elected. It was a progression, with new laws, new regulations, new taxes every day, while more fear and hysteria were worked up among the populace. Kristallnacht didn’t occur the day after the National Socialists took power. It’s a case of the frog being put in a kettle of water where the temperature is gradually raised to a boil. That’s what’s occurring in the US. | Recommended Link | How This Millionaire Trader Retired At 42 By Trading 3 Stocks With a single trade, you could make 3x, 5x, and even 10x your money fast. That makes it the perfect vehicle to help jumpstart your retirement. In this special offer, you will discover: - Jeff's proprietary 3-Stock Retirement Plan — the exact type of strategy that helped him retire at 42
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And most importantly, you'll get the names and tickers of the 3 stocks you can use to get started. | | | - | After 9/11, in addition to Homeland Security, we got the Patriot Act, with, among other things, its suspension of habeas corpus. That means that the government can lock anybody up for any reason and not even have to tell them why. Accuse them of being an “enemy combatant” – a neologism that justifies anything and is robotically and thoughtlessly accepted by Boobus Americanus – and anything is possible. Including a trip to a CIA black site in some Third World hellhole. This is something I thought was settled in Western civilization with the Magna Carta and King John. But we’re going backwards in most areas of personal freedom. And America, of all places, is leading the way – even while falling behind economically. I don’t know if I can put my finger on exactly when we’re going to go over the edge, but if I was going to guess I would think the real catalyst is going to be the next 9/11-type event. And I don’t doubt it’s going to happen. How are we any different than the Germans in the 1930s? This was one of the most civilized, best educated countries in Europe and they fell into the abyss. I suppose we’re a bit different. Americans are addicted to welfare, anti-depressant drugs, food, and electronic devices. That should certainly give us a better outcome… There’s a joke I like to tell. Let me ask you this: Which is the gravest danger? Is it the ignorance, or is it the apathy of the average American today? Stumped? Here’s the answer: I don’t know and I don’t care. Regards, 
Doug Casey
Founder, Casey Research 
Reader Mailbag Following Doug Casey’s recent claim that government stimulus spending will ruin our economy, one reader says that money is nothing more than “manufactured bills”: They aren't giving away free money. They're giving away manufactured bills with pictures and numbers printed on them which stopped being worth anything of value 50 years ago.
Money has actual value. If you don't think that's true, just watch the value of the cost of precious metals and gems in the near term. It's what people with wealth consider actual money regardless of the value of currency – and have for centuries.
When our government finishes destroying our present currency, it’s what we will go back to trading for things of value when we aren't outright bartering for them. – John What do you think? Is the US government destroying the value of the dollar? Will precious metals soon replace our present currency? Let us know at feedback@caseyresearch.com.
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