A Time of Monstrous Apathy and Impertinence That Leads to Tragedies

The White Rose
Second Leaflet
Munich, 1942

We will not be silent.

...We are not in a position to draw up a final judgment about the meaning of our history. But if this catastrophe can be used to further the public welfare, it will be only by virtue of the fact that we are cleansed by suffering; that we yearn for the light in the midst of deepest night, summon our strength, and finally help in shaking off the yoke which weighs on our world.

We do not want to discuss here the question of the Jews, nor do we want in this leaflet to compose a defense or apology. No, only by way of example do we want to cite the fact that since the conquest of Poland three hundred thousand Jews have been murdered in this country in the most bestial way.

Here we see the most frightful crime against human dignity, a crime that is unparalleled in the whole of history. For Jews, too, are human beings - no matter what position we take with respect to the Jewish question - and a crime of this dimension has been perpetrated against human beings.

Someone may say that the Jews deserve their fate. This assertion would be a monstrous impertinence; but let us assume that someone said this - what position has he then taken toward the fact that the entire Polish aristocratic youth is being annihilated? (May God grant that this program has not yet fully achieved its aim as yet!)

All male offspring of the houses of the nobility between the ages of fifteen and twenty were transported to concentration camps in Germany and sentenced to forced labor, and all the girls of this age group were sent to Norway, into the bordellos of the SS!

Why tell you these things, since you are fully aware of them - or if not of these, then of other equally grave crimes committed by this frightful sub- humanity? Because here we touch on a problem which involves us deeply and forces us all to take thought.

Why do German people behave so apathetically in the face of all these abominable crimes, crimes so unworthy of the human race? Hardly anyone thinks about that.

It is accepted as fact and put out of mind. The German people slumber on in their dull, stupid sleep and encourage these fascist criminals; they give them the opportunity to carry on their depredations; and of course they do so.

Is this a sign that the Germans are brutalized in their simplest human feelings, that no chord within them cries out at the sight of such deeds, that they have sunk into a fatal consciencelessness from which they will never, never awake?

It seems to be so, and will certainly be so, if the German does not at last start up out of his stupor, if he does not protest wherever and whenever he can against this clique of criminals, if he shows no sympathy for these hundreds of thousands of victims. He must evidence not only sympathy; no, much more: a sense of complicity in guilt.

For through his apathetic behavior he gives these evil men the opportunity to act as they do; he tolerates this "government" which has taken upon itself such an infinitely great burden of guilt; indeed, he himself is to blame for the fact that it came about at all...

Please make as many copies of this leaflet as you can and distribute them.



"We cannot truly call on God, the Father of all, if we refuse to treat in a brotherly way anyone, created as they are in the image of God. Man's relation to God the Father and his relation to men and women as his brothers and sisters are so linked together that Scripture says: 'He who does not love does not know God' (1 John 4:8).

No foundation therefore remains for any theory or practice that leads to discrimination between man and man or people and people, so far as their human dignity and the rights flowing from it are concerned.

The Church reproves, as foreign to the mind of Christ, any discrimination against a human being or harassment of them because of their race, color, condition of life, or religion. On the contrary, following in the footsteps of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, this sacred synod ardently implores the Christian faithful to 'maintain good fellowship among the nations' (1 Peter 2:12), and, if possible, to live for their part in peace with all, so that they may truly be children of the Father who is in heaven."

Paul VI, Nostra Aetate, 28 October 1965



"In the Incarnation the whole human race recovers the dignity of the image of God. Thereafter, any attack even on the least of men is an attack on Christ, who took on the form of man, and in his own Person restored the image of God in all.

Through our relationship with the Incarnation, we recover our true humanity, and at the same time are delivered from that perverse individualism which is the consequence of sin, and recover our solidarity with all mankind."

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Precious Physical Metal Flows From Trusts and Funds - Managing the Gold Float

"He who sells what isn't his'n, must buy it back or go to prison."

Daniel Drew

Unless you are a Bankster. Then you get to keep your gains, and get backstopped by the Fed for any losses.

Because you are just that systemically important, and politically well-connected.

In our priorities we value corporatist systems and their elite over people.

It looks like they are managing the physical 'gold float' fairly closely, shoving metal around the plate to make the global market seem fully functional.

Silver, not so much.  There does not appear to be much if any shortfalls in physical supply.

Let's see if the outflows continue to pause and reverse this week with the upcoming Non-Farm Payrolls Report.

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Too Proud and Foolish For Fear - Non-Farm Payrolls Next Week

"I just want to tell you that in these times, we have to unify. We have to come together and send one very clear, strong, unmistakable message, that acts or threats and political violence of any kind have no place in the United States of America...

A very big part of the anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It's gotten so bad and hateful. Mainstream media must clean up its act, FAST."

Donald J. Trump


“Abusers blame the world - circumstances, other people - for their defeats, misfortune, misconduct, and failures."

Sam Vaknin


"You might as well bang your head into a brick wall if you expect the narcissist to be reasonable, empathetic or human in any way."

Tina Swithin

Stocks came in plunging this morning after the shock results of the big lead sled dogs Amazon and Alphabet after the bell last night.

After Asia and Europe when to bed the markets were 'taken in hand' and the indices were gradually led upwards, led by tech.

The dollar was off a bit, and gold and silver gained a bit, but gave up a good chunk of their morning 'safe havens' trade.

There is still a decided lack of fear, signalling that there has been no capitulation bottom, despite the elevated VIX.

As one of the spokesmodels sagely noted this morning as the Dow Industrials plunged, 'this is just a little sell off.'

Where are investors going for a safe haven trade? High Yield 'Junk' Bonds. You can't make this stuff up.

This is just the first course in a banquet of consequences.

GDP came in higher than expected, thanks largely to a low-ball on the price deflator at 1.7%.

The Fed is still likely to take another rate increase in December, unless the markets completely fall out of bed. The Fed is raising rates for its own purposes, to get off ZIRP and give themselves some policy room when this latest asset bubble they created blows up.

There will be a Non-Farm Payrolls report next week.

Need little, want less, love more. For those who abide in God abide in love, and love in them.

Have a pleasant weekend.

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Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - FANGS Bite the Big One After Hours

The spokesmodels, cheerleaders, and stock pimps were all smiles today as the equity indices were bouncing back hard.

But alas, after the bell both Amazon and Alphabet, the behemoth formerly known as Google, shit the bed on their financial results, and the futures headed south with a vengeance.

Gold and silver were off a bit in honor of the Comex expiration today, and a stronger dollar.

There was intraday commentary that attempted to put the migrant caravan boogeyman into some sort of perspective.   I have done so previously with the nonsense that is Russiagate.  Actually I believe I did that on day two because it was such obvious puff and stuff.

Not that anyone will bother posting something like the facts about 'the caravan' to Facebook, or sending it in an email to their poor long-suffering kids.   We're too busy repeating outlandish nonsense like most of the stuff that shows up on certain click intensive sites that traffic in sensational rubbish.

And the jokers who runs stories and fear pieces about 'the caravan' know exactly what they are doing.  They do not believe that rubbish they are spouting.    They are brazen liars and snakes. 

Think about that.    By their fruits you will know them.   What other poisons are they using to infect your minds with hate and fear, and twist and harden your hearts?

There is no love in them.  Except for the darker powers of this world.

We will be getting the Advance GDP numbers for Q3 tomorrow morning.

Have a pleasant evening.

Dreaded Migrant Caravan - The Mobile 'Reichstag Fire' - Be Very Afraid

"Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day's march under a blazing sun.

The caravan’s numbers have continued to grow as they walk and hitch rides through hot and humid weather, and the United Nations estimated that it currently comprises some 7,200 people, “many of whom intend to continue the march north.”

However, they were still at least 1,140 miles (1,830 kilometers) from the nearest border crossing — McAllen, Texas — and the length of their journey could more than double if they go to Tijuana-San Diego, the destination of another caravan earlier this year. That one shrank significantly as it moved through Mexico, and only a tiny fraction — about 200 of the 1,200 in the group — reached the California border.

Some have questioned the timing so close to the vote and whether some political force was behind it, though by all appearances it began as a group of about 160 who decided to band together in Honduras for protection and snowballed as they moved north.

“No one is capable of organizing this many people,” Mujica said, adding that "there are only two forces driving them: hunger and death.”

Associated Press, October 23, 2018

These poor families are only over a thousand miles away, walking on foot, trying to escape the brutal oppression of a government we help to sustain in Honduras.

And they are coming for your freedom. And maybe to meddle in our elections.  See the usual clickbait and tinpot internet sites for details on this looming menace.

Be afraid.  Be very afraid.

Seriously, if they can make it to Texas in the next couple of weeks, over a thousand miles on foot at the most direct and punishing route, I say let them in.

They may be good prospects for our Olympic teams.  Especially the women and children.

And we could use some resourceful and self-reliant people, because we are obviously becoming a bunch of hysterical nincompoops who will believe just about anything.  And the bigger and more fearful and hate-filled the lie the better we like it.

Stocks and Precious Metals Charts - Reasoning With Madness - Love Does Not Reside in Hatred and Fear

"I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to be wary of those who sow divisions among you, and undermine the faithfulness of the people with controversies concerning the teachings that you have received.  Avoid them, for these people do not serve the Lord, but their own passions and objectives.  By their lying tongues and smooth flattering they deceive the naive and the unsuspecting."

Romans 16:17-18


"Avoid foolish controversies, and detailed analysis and pedigrees, and arguments and quarrels about our teachings, because they are unprofitable and useless.  Warn a divisive person once, and then a second time.  After that, have nothing to do with them.  You may be sure that these people are disturbed and sinful; by their actions they condemn themselves."

Titus 3:9-11


"This kind of person finds fault, complains constantly and sows discontent to promote their own desires and preferences. If you listen they are arrogant, and they use flatteries to gain advantages. Remember the predictions of His apostles, that in the last age there will be scoffers driven by their own desires, creating divisions and controversies, Worldly, and devoid of the Spirit, which is love."

Jude 1:16-19


"Why can't you understand what I [the Lord] am saying?  It is because you will to not even hear me.  You belong to your father, the devil, the divider.  And your will is to carry out your father's desires. He has been a destroyer of what is human since the beginning of time, and has never stood for what is true— there is no truth in him.   When he lies, he is doing what is natural for him.  He is a liar, and the father of lies."

John 8:43-44

How can one possibly discover what is true, know what is good?   The time of lies is upon us, and the liars are skillful and deceptive, and persistent.  But this is how it has always been in this fallen world.

Listen to the words, watch closely the actions, and most importantly look for the substance of them, the message that they contain beneath the words, the tone of it.

Do they urge you to anger?  Do they exaggerate and misrepresent, do they appeal to fear and alarm? Do they flatter your ego, and represent themselves as a higher knowledge, a purer observance, a protection of the mere ornaments of the faith, the observances and rituals, but not the substance? Do they judge others, and harshly, even on the smallest of details and matters of taste?  Do they seek to undermine and destroy your faithfulness, in order to preserve it?

This is how they distract and pervert what is good. Outwardly they are all beauty and high faith and perfect observance, a shining example of preservation, but inside they are all willfulness and hatred and division.

Is their message one of love, of the two greatest commandments to love God and your undeserving neighbor as yourself for the sake of the Lord, which is something no evil thing can counterfeit? Do they put forward unacceptable, hateful means and attitudes that destroy in defense of what is good?

False flags abounding— from the walking Reichstag fire, about a thousand miles from the nearest border, and a phantom tax cut made up out of thin air, to assaults on our democracy from phony Russian 'meddling'.

And now for the first course in what may very well prove to be a grand banquet of consequences.

The decline in the equity markets was very real today, although there was a distinct lack of tangible fear amongst the wiseguys.   Although the professional cheerleaders and spokesmodels were uncharacteristically at a loss for words and rationalizations, being suitably confused by the selling—   homina homina homina...

We will likely see some bouncing around since we are still in monetary la la land.   But the handwriting is clearly on the wall.

I mean I even labeled these 'blow off tops' pretty much in near real time.  I added a 'ding ding ding' to the big cap tech chart in case you missed the hint.  Sometimes they do ring a bell, right?

Gold was only up slightly and silver was flat.  The Dollar gained in a 'flight to safety.'

Why didn't gold and silver gain more?  Well, silver is really not a safe haven since it has a large industrial component, remember?  It will 'follow' gold in troubled times.

And as for gold, tomorrow is an option expiration for the November contracts in the Comex casino, remember that?

There may be some bright moments ahead. There always are.

But things are probably going to get worse, and maybe a lot worse if we continue to be stiff-necked, easily manipulated, and refuse to reform.  History does not hold out much hope if we do not.

I just wish there were not so many innocents in the blast radius of this madness.

Learn to pray, and live simply. And count your blessings.

Have a pleasant evening.