By Mike Thayer
Just about every area of the globe has been hit by riots and unrest in the last year, except America.
Last year's biggest international headline was Greece, suffering from economic and anti-government unrest.
Just recently there were large scale student riots in Britain and ethnic rioting in Russia. That unrest has now made its way to the Middle East and North Africa.
The latest countries to be suffering from chaos are Tunisia, Egypt, and now Yemen, whose population is trying to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh and his 30-year rule of poverty and a lack of political freedom.
All these riots and protests have a common thread.... An anti-government connection. In these cases it's not about a lack of food, or disease, or being war torn.... It boils down to government mismanagement.
So is America next?
Half of the people in this country are upset with government for its callous, unwise and unconstitutional spending, putting the U.S. on a path to bankruptcy and burdening our children and grandchildren with unprecedented debt. The other half of the people in this country are upset with government for not giving ENOUGH handouts, be they Nanny State gimmes like food stamps, two years of unemployment checks and housing subsidies or be they luxury items like bike trails, theatres and *free* internet. These people WANT new 'entitlements' and government largesse, it's about 'stuff'.
Something is going to give folks, and that's why I've been encouraging you to buy food, guns, ammo and gold.
The last thing we as a country need is for the government to do MORE. We need the government to do far LESS. Rioting will only make matters worse, for both sides.
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