Fellow /pol/acks (if i can refer to myself as such), short term lurker here. I came from reddit when gamergate hit interested in the inciteful, thouragh and challenging discussions that were going on, not to the mention being introduced to an entirely new level of cultural analysis. That then turned into an obsession with studying not only the nature of internet culture but also what it produced. Having a background in computer science / hacking and working as a computer security
consultant this space is very much a comfortable home for my mind and furthered a deep interest in power and politics. Since then i've learnt a lot, in many ways i've become disillusioned with the world that surrounds me and play a careful balancing act in order not to isolate myself from others, why is it that those closest to the heart of powerful organisations or the intelligence services are so intellectually dishonest and elitist?
It's been a very positive movement in many ways learning to aspire to more tradional values, get in good shape and be socially active. To see this community now move again is exciting, it was this place of quality discussion that first drew me in and it's sad to see /pol/ reduced to what it is but I suppose this is the process of growth. I hope enough people continue to learn about what is happening and reply to or read posts like this
http://www.8ch.net/polpol/res/9060.html. I want to hopefully open up a couple of discussion points whilst not feeling like a crazy conspiracy nut.
Firstly I want to share a couple of blogs that I frequent for others in case they haven't already found them, i'd also like to hear any criticisms people have of these blogs or any links to sites that others frequent for their information outside of /polpol/.
www.thesaker.is
www.paulcraigroberts.org
I also want to discuss the economic situation. It's my belief that there will be a crash soon but most others around me feel content that everything is fine. Whilst researching Blackstone, due to it's connections with the Rothschild family, I came across an interesting press release that gave some insight.
http://www.blackstone.com/news-views/press-releases/details/byron-wien-announces-predictions-for-ten-surprises-for-2015
>Our luck runs out on cyber terrorism. Hackers invade the personal and corporate accounts of a major money center bank and the Federal Reserve orders the institution to suspend transactions for five business days while the accuracy of its balances is verified. Various government departments and agencies are mobilized to deal with the problem caused by the hackers having proved to be more skillful than our corporate cyber security efforts.I think it would be a clever strategy to mask an economic collapse with a nation-state attack on the financial system. If Russia was attributed you would be able to mobilse the
population towards supporting a war and provide them a scapegoat other than the bankers to direct their anger towards. I'm placing my bets on this happening in September given what other's have said, not only on /pol/. Never the less I could be entirely incorrect, it's just a thought I entertain. What do you think about economic outlook?
Also, what criticisms could you give to Russia or Iran at the moment? I see them as currently acting defensively given the situation but it would useful to be prepared for points when talking over drinks with people who see them as dangerous enemies and use the "I can't tell you why cus secrets this secrets that but just trust me I know what I'm talking about" line.
Alright faggots time to shoot shit at my first post, no skinheads or shills please.