For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. And the name of the lawless one will be revealed. Not everyone who calls to me saying, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the ones who do the will of my Father. Many will say, ‘Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you servants of lawlessness.'
Matthew 7:21-23
“One could make people believe the most fantastic statements one day, and trust that if the next day they were given irrefutable proof of their falsehood, they would take refuge in cynicism; instead of deserting the leaders who had lied to them, they would protest that they had known all along that the statement was a lie and would admire the leaders for their superior tactical cleverness."
Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
“The mob believes everything it is told, provided only that it be repeated over and over. Provided too that its passions, hatreds, fears are catered to. The grosser, the bigger, the cruder the lie, the more readily is it believed and followed. The mob has no memory; needless to pretend to any truth: the mob is radically incapable of perceiving it.”
Alexandre Koyré, Réflexions sur le Mensonge
"The love of most will grow cold, their consciences dull, and their hearts sifted and laid bare. We have come to put our trust in shameless lies and the will to power."
Jesse, 16 November 2020
Reality weighed on the markets again today.
Stocks were weakly lower.
But so were The Dollar, gold and silver, although only marginally.
There will be an option expiration for stocks on Friday.
This is driving shenanigans by the usual suspects.
"You may wish to prepare for a period of relative self-sufficiency in your home, as unlikely as that may seem to be for us now. The coronavirus seems to be 'gathering steam.' Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst as they say.
Love God as He loves you, and be not afraid."
Jesse, 12 February 2020
"Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great
and important question, every one should be serene, slow-pulsed, and
calm. Intelligence is not the foundation of arrogance. Insolence is
not logic. Epithets are the arguments of malice.”
Robert Green Ingersoll
"Wonderful providence indeed which is so silent, yet so efficacious, so constant, so unerring. This is what baffles the power of Satan. He cannot discern the Hand of God in what goes on; and though he would fain meet it and encounter it, in his mad and blasphemous rebellion against heaven, he cannot find it."
John Henry Newman
"The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned...
Mountains and hills, come, come, and fall on me,
And hide me from the heavy wrath of God!”
Christopher Marlowe, The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus
Stocks had a risk on look to them today, buoyed by the news of another well-performing coronavirus vaccine.
As an exogenous factor the national election is no longer a risk, although there looks to be quite a bit of sturm und drang ahead, as some leave office fitfully.
Gold and silver were unchanged, and the dollar drifted just a bit lower.
There will be an option expiration for stocks this week, and an important Comex option expiration for the precious metals on the 24th.
We are heading into the holiday season now, and market dislocations are not seasonally inclined.
We have come to put our trust in shameless lies and the will to power.
And the love of most grows cold, their consciences dull, and their hearts sifted and laid bare by lies.
"As everything in what used to be called creation becomes a commodity, human beings begin to look at one another, and at themselves, in a funny way, and they see price tags. There was a time when people spoke, at least occasionally, of 'inherent worth'— if not of things, then at least of persons."
Harvey Cox
"Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people."
Garrison Kellor
Stocks up.
Gold and silver higher.
VIX (volatility risk) lower but still elevated.
The Dollar continues to slip off the 93 handle.
And away we go, with our minds firmly rooted in fantasy.
"Financial predators are usually narcissistic and audacious. They regularly have an extreme sense of entitlement coupled with high self-efficacy. Many of them have a charismatic quality and are preternaturally persuasive. Financial predators are commonly shameless and quite adept serial liars. They perceive themselves having near unlimited guile and resourcefulness to extricate themselves out of any compromising situations."
Russ Alan Prince
"We've become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that's been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I've ever seen in my life."
Jimmy Carter
"Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.”
Tacitus
The Dollar drifted around the 93 handle, finishing slightly lower.
Gold and silver moved a little higher.
Stocks were in risk off mode, but managed to curtail their losses in the last hour of trading in the US.
Let us pray for those whose hearts are hardened against His grace and loving kindness by greed, fear, and pride, and the seductive illusion and crushing isolation of evil.
We pray that we all may experience the three great gifts of our Lord's suffering and triumph: repentance, forgiveness, and thankfulness. And in so doing, may we obtain abundant life, and with it the peace that surpasses all understanding.
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