This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group

There is a popular school of thought that believes most economic stability is purely psychological; that the health of the economy relies on the population NOT knowing the true state of things. In other words, "ignorance is bliss." I partially agree with the premise but only under certain conditions. If an economy is built on lies then yes, the exposure of those lies would certainly put that system at risk. My argument is, if an economy is built on lies it's not really worth saving.

The US public in particular is now struggling with the slow realization that our financial and monetary structures are not secure. Many of us in the alternative media have been warning about this for decades. I warned about the inevitability of a stagflation crisis for many years and was criticized as a "doom monger," at least until 2021 when the crisis became undeniable. But that's what happens when you live in an economy of lies and you start talking about reality – Some people will see you as a threat.

Even today with everything that's happening there are still blind muppets and disinformation shills out there that assure us "all is well". And, usually they'll cite manipulated government stats as evidence to support their faulty position.