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Jun 13, 2023Liked by Tanner F. Boyle

If this is a government psy-op, then it's spiraled wildly out of control and proportion to any reasonable government aim. No, to me the occam's razor is that this is yet another grifter with the same usual list of suspects behind him. All of them are selling books and speaking engagements, not one world order or hiding a special access program.

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Well said! This has been my conjecture for a while.

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Jul 7, 2023·edited Jul 7, 2023

I think the general idea is good, but some of the rationale is wrong. I am not aware of any time when any of the people pushing the narrative said or implied that additional defense spending could help solve the problem. On the contrary, even very spooky people attached to this narrative have routinely suggested the opposite. You wouldn't expect that if the motive were so straightforwardly in their own interest.

I think there's a good chance you have identified the culprits for much of this phenomenon, but you have misread their motives. They are doing something else. I wish I had an answer for you, but it's not simple economics, I don't think.

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