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So a longtime listener and a friend of UNFTR echoed a sentiment recently that I've heard a lot over the years.

Just paraphrasing here, why are you so hard on the Democrats when it's the Republicans that are so

villainous? And I think it deserves more than just a, I expect more from Democrats. So here

goes everything. Shifts in political paradigms are presaged by seismic economic

events. Of course, one can argue cause and effect in this regard. Perhaps a war created the condition

for political upheaval. Likewise, epidemics, famines, and technological revolutions have all had a hand

in shifting the wind and the tide,

but radical political change is always mired in economics.

See, populations never tire of security and stability.

They don't yearn for change when there's food on the table and their doors are unlocked at bedtime.

They don't flee and migrate en masse when there's a possibility to build or rebuild even after something like a

natural disaster. But a genuine and prolonged economic crisis will always bring about a political

revolution. It's just a question of depth, duration, and character.

And the way forward is always lit by those who are most prepared. Hold on to that thought.

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