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Podcast: The Dollar Vigilante
Episode: Living Outside The Matrix: Why I’m Laughing at the Apocalypse… With Jeff Berwick & Victor Hugo
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Happy New Year Vigilantes!Â
No, I’m not drunk on happiness or plasma energy…Â
Historically, April 1st marked the beginning of the cycle, aligned with the lunar calendar and the thirteen months of the natural world. But the architects of this inversion couldn't leave it at that. They shifted the calendar to the dead of winter, forcing humanity to celebrate ‘rebirth’ while the earth is still frozen and dormant. Then, to twist the knife, they rebranded the true new year as April Fool’s Day. It is their way of laughing in our faces, a literal decl...