I lived through a full economic collapse (in the Nineties, after the downfall of the Soviet regimes in Eastern Europe).
The ruling Party saw the writing on the wall, and in a few short years drained as much as possible out of the country’s economy. (Then bundled their families and went to live West.)
What was left behind was extremely outdated infrastructure - and no money to fix/rebuild/manufacture, etc.
Then we went through stages where we had to sell essentials in order to afford food: we were exporting electricity, while the country was living on 2 hours on-2 hours off power schedule. Everyone was advised to turn off all appliances except the fridge.
One lightbulb per household at a time. This lasted for few years, while the newly-elected democratic government was trying to put the country back together.
(And since the populace has short memory span, they were blamed for the lack of basic necessities. Which, in turn, facilitated the eventual return of the Party that stole everything in a first place.)
We were eating boiled potatoes as a main sustenance. There was coupon system for milk, bread, cheese, eggs.
You still have to go wait in front of the store at 4 am, because, even with a coupon, there wasn’t enough to go around. Then we got outside help: the International Monetary Fund put the country under monitoring. For as long as everyone was frugal, and did not have increases in salaries and pensions, we could rely on their funding, to rebuild the country. So everyone tightened their belts, and - with the money coming in - began rebuilding.
(And stealing, of course. The Russian mafia entered the country at that time, and started shooting people who had successful businesses, so they can take over.)
Around 15% or the population got sick and tired, and left for the Western world. Ultimately, the country never did fully recover: the large presence of Russian (and now also local) mafia hinders people’s ability to build successful businesses.
Anything that looks promising gets taken over. So the country is middling, with an upper crust of well-off people, and larger population which is just getting by. Last time I looked, the birth rate was still negative.
War, famine, mass death, disease, plagues, lack of medical services, etc
@FuelmanThat’s nice. I still need you to cover the opening shift on Thursday.
LowIQTrash » 25 Jan 2026, 6:31 pm » wrote: ↑ "Since the population has short memory span..."
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Sounds like an economic DEPRESSION to me...a L shaped graph with no real economic growth after the plunge...
I just want to know who the Orange P3d0 will blame when the collapse begins...Iran? ChYnaH? The Democrats? etc...

He will brag that it's the greatest depression ever.LowIQTrash » 25 Jan 2026, 6:31 pm » wrote: ↑ "Since the population has short memory span..."
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Sounds like an economic DEPRESSION to me...a L shaped graph with no real economic growth after the plunge...
I just want to know who the Orange P3d0 will blame when the collapse begins...Iran? ChYnaH? The Democrats? etc...
Well, this is certainly impossible to deny.nefarious101 » 25 Jan 2026, 7:28 pm » wrote: ↑
this whole thing has been orchestrated from the get go long before Trump ever appeared on the scene
Cannonpointer » 25 Jan 2026, 8:28 pm » wrote: ↑ Well, this is certainly impossible to deny.
The question is whether Trump is our deliverance, or that scene from the MOVIE Deliverance.

3rd world doesn't physically exist anymore than alternate realities and parallel universes as a multiverse of anything else is possible beyond the simplicity of genetic outcomes are living evidence chromosomes never get duplicated again by any DNA stream of current population living forward now.

Rational minds always statistically average total sum past against adapting to the moment here forward each rotation of the planet so far. zero sum gain economic tomorrows with ancestors limited to adapting by heart beats forward now. 24hours a day and 7 days a week directing human behavior cradle to grave each ancestor only exists conceived to decomposed in plain sight as specifically equally evolving here, now.nefarious101 » 26 Jan 2026, 7:23 am » wrote: ↑ silver and rare earth miners aren't having a depression or recession.....
sell or buy more is the question now....never hurts to take a little profit
never FOMO....there's always tomorrow...and the day after
clf and ag crossed resistance...informational purposes only

How many ancestors understand the actual way their ancestry is eternally separated by chromosomes present daily here?LowIQTrash » 25 Jan 2026, 6:31 pm » wrote: ↑ "Since the population has short memory span..."
=> retard3d... :rofl: :rofl:
Sounds like an economic DEPRESSION to me...a L shaped graph with no real economic growth after the plunge...
I just want to know who the Orange P3d0 will blame when the collapse begins...Iran? ChYnaH? The Democrats? etc...
nefarious101 » 26 Jan 2026, 7:44 am » wrote: ↑ clf and ag crossed resistance...informational purposes only
LowIQTrash » 26 Jan 2026, 7:01 pm » wrote: ↑ Sibaneye Stillwater touched resistance and sold off
I am in the "fake breakout" camp

And that is probably a major top...nefarious101 » 26 Jan 2026, 7:49 pm » wrote: ↑ everything sold off except my uranium and silver miners....took some profit while profit existed...cleared some in the money calls
but overall...not all that bad of a day
Good news....we get to do it again tomorrow