BLOG 132: BLOG 1 PREDICTIONS REVISITED

16th July 2022

Before my first Blog at this site in July 2019, I had a previous Blog site operating for quite a number of years. In 2011, I had made predictions for the next ten or more years and they became my first Blog at this site. These are an abbreviation of those predictions from that time, and include a reference those that have happened.

1) The blame game increases where people of colour and differing points of view will be the target of a new movement rising, not only in the US, but in the world generally.

A number of organisations, groups and general protests happened in the US, particularly the Black Lives Matter group.

2) Technological expansion will continue to slow down and world trading will be on knife edge.

Compared to what had been developed before, there has been very little in the way of technological expansion.

 The upheaval that happened under Trump, and what is happening in the world now with Russia, had definitely put world trade on a knife’s edge.

3) There will be no major technological marvels in the form of commercial flying machines, under water contraptions, or land vehicles being developed during this time. We will simply fine-tuning the old technologies.

Air flights all round the world were seriously interrupted due to the pandemic and are currently under threat with the soaring fuel prices happening now.

4) (Interruptions to) electrics, especially in the area of power storage and power generation, will occur at a frustrating pace, due to Government interference and conservative thinking.  

This definitely happened here in Australia, also in the US and parts of Britain in the not too distant past.

5) Solar, wind, and wave generation maybe the claim of the future today, but the corporate power brokers will put an end to that. Claims will be that the old coal, oil or gas burning electrical generators will continue as supposed new research claims it is close to creating a clean burning alternative, but at a cost.

Again this happened here in Australia when our then Treasurer, later Prime Minister Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into the Parliament inferring it was the future, not the alternatives.

Donald Trump also cut support for research and the expansion of renewable energy programs.

Claims of clean burning coal is still being propagated in some nations, including Australia.

Even as recent as today West Virginia’s Democratic senator Joe Manchin has said he won’t back any measures to combat America’s green house gas emissions.

6) With the increased cost of electricity, petroleum (gasoline) vehicles and building materials generally, should come the need for less purchasing, and more conserving. But it won’t.

No Government programs of any first world nations except China, has been introduced to reduce the use, or limitation of, heavy energy consumption. There were no serious programs to promote insulation as opposed to air conditioning, increases in major public transport systems or recycling of building materials.

7) Poverty and cost of living will make it impossible for many to survive and suicide rates will dramatically increase.

Aust Gov Web Site 31 May 2022: In 2020–21, almost 278,300 clients were assisted, equating to a rate of 108.3 clients per 10,000 population, or 1.1% of the Australian population. Most clients (57% or 144,500 clients) were at risk of homelessness when first presenting to SHS in 2020–21. Another 111,100 clients (43%) were experiencing homelessness.

USA Today Sept 2020: The rate of suicide among young people ages of 10 to 24 increased nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018, according to a new CDC report.

8) Interests in ideals, dreams, expansion and progressive movements, along with moral and spiritual/religious fairness will wane, replaced with fearful and aggressive conservatism. Even today, our radical idealists are more like the conservatives of the sixties.

The influence in the US of the Extremist Christian Lobby has grown, especially since the presidency of Trump. And as recent as this year, the Supreme Court has shown just how easy judgements of the past can be overturned with the instance or Roe V Wade and New York gun legislation.

9) Currently the US is in damage control as a result of Wikileaks releases, while an extreme conservative is fast controlling the current world media.

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange is Australian, and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch became an American in order that he could expand his empire in that country. One will be reduced to impotency while the other will control the actions of the American Government.

Obviously this prediction was totally accurate. Trump wouldn’t have been President without Murdoch and Assange looks like he will die before he even gets to an American court. Who is the criminal here?

10) The real growth for the next ten years will be China, India and Russia as they expand their interests in greater and lesser degrees, while America will become unstable, unreliable and openly hostile to it’s own and to the world in general.

The first part of this prediction has happened. China’s BRI or Belt Road Initiative and her expansion into many nations after Trump removed the US from the TPP, has given her much leverage in world’s nations not in harmony with ‘America’s Interest’.

India has made it quite clear that she is supportive of China with her support for the BRI. Russia has finally indicated she has intention outside of her own borders with speculation that she may be intending to create a new USSR.

Though there are certainly signs of a very unstable US, with their Government almost at a stand still,  the second part of this prediction is still to happen fully.

11) World governments will continue to support the US openly, but behind the scenes, will slowly start to move away from the insecure US dollar.

Though there are indications that this may be happening behind closed doors, at this point in time, I believe this prediction is still to happen in it’s fullness.

12) Lying will become the norm, especially concerning the world economy. It will be best to reverse whatever is told when it comes to nation’s financial security.

There are too many indications that the world’s finances are in worst shape than Governments are saying. I believe this prediction is happening right now, but we are not being told.

13) Australia itself will start to feel the effects of the Global Financial Climate over the next ten years and no matter who we have in Government, the people will strongly criticise them.

It is no wonder that I had severe reservations concerning this prediction way back then.

Barely two months after our Labor Government got voted into office this year, limitations have been indicated as to their promises of expansion that they had intended in many of their policy portfolios. A poll out this week shows a noticeable drop in the support for the Albanese Government.

14) The instability of Australia’s Governments, State and Federal, will do little to raise Australia from it’s debt. The same applies with instability in all world governments.

Obviously this related to the previous two predictions.

15) The chances of civil war and toppling of governments is very likely, especially in the US and Britain towards the end of this ten year period.

Obviously America’s Trump and now Britain’s Johnson make this prediction worthy of a thumbs up. However, checking the internet since 2011, when this prediction was given, there seems toppling of leaders was more the norm since then. Just in 2019 alone, along with Trump’s dismissal, came the end for the leaders of Bolivia, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Myanmar. Currently Sri Lanka is in turmoil, and there is speculation as to how stable the younger Marcos will be in his running of the Philippines. 

16) Lying and deception will be the norm, so that no matter how vigilant the individual in trying to find the truth, it will be almost impossible to find. Those whose ignorance is based on populist media and commentators, will be swallowed up, in some cases literally, as world powers start to flex their muscles.

I would say this is the current situation in the world, especially in the US.