Dr. Ben Carson is quite possibly going to be the next President of the United States. A brilliant neurosurgeon and one of the best conservative thinkers of the day, he lays out how easily America could collapse and turn to internal chaos.
Unfortunately, the panelists at this meeting seemed more interested in gun rights than in the possible complete collapse of the American economy.
On Monday at The New York Meeting, Dr. Ben Carson said he does not believe in gun registration because America's massive debt could transform the nation into a third-world country in which martial law may be imposed.
Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who has been getting buzz in conservative circles, said that he changed his mind and was against gun registration because of the "sinister internal forces" that could surface in that scenario. He said he "used to think they needed to be registered, but if you register them they just come and find you and take your guns." A politically expedient 'change of mind' for an ambitious Republican.
"If we were only concerned about external forces, then we would be okay," he said. "But there are some pretty sinister internal forces."
He then asked the audience to think about a scenario in which countries around the world drop the dollar as their reserve currency.
"We have a national debt that is so high, and it's being raised even higher," he said. "Now, the only reason we can do that is because we are the reserve currency for the world. What if that changes?"
Carson mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to "remove America as our reserve currency" if America imposed economic sanctions. This ought to scare the heck out of a lot of people; the US for one, but also China, Saudi Arabia, and all the other countries to which the US is heavily indebted.
"What if other people come along?" Carson asked, saying China and the U.N have mentioned doing the same. This has been discussed for a few years now. It would cost China a bundle if the American dollar were dramatically devalued, but it might be worth it, particularly should any military issues erupt between the two countries.
Just today, RT (Russia Today) announced that VTB, Russia’s second biggest lender, has signed a deal with Bank of China, which includes an agreement to pay each other in domestic currencies.
“Under the agreement, the banks plan to develop their partnership in a number of areas, including cooperation on ruble and renminbi settlements, investment banking, inter-bank lending, trade finance and capital-markets transactions,” says the official VTB statement.
The Renmindi is another name for the Yuan. I think I like Yuan better. But is this a signal from Putin that he is serious about removing America as reserve currency? It is certainly not beyond him to do something like that. And what would be the consequence?
"We would become a third-world nation overnight. Occupy Wall Street would be a walk in the park".
"And all of a sudden, the things that would be going on in this country which would necessitate marital law... all this could happen very rapidly. We should be really concerned."
The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto mentioned previous comments of Carson's in which he gave an urban/rural distinction on gun rights. Carson had suggested that he would not want a crazy person to have a chance to get a semiautomatic rifle in high-density urban areas, while not having a problem with someone living alone in the countryside with those guns.
"Do you think the Supreme Court was wrong when it found that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep arms in Washington, D.C., and Chicago?" Taranto asked.
"I truly believe in Second Amendment rights," Carson said. "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, I do think we have to be intelligent." Remember, the NRA is reading this, Dr Carson.
He said his point in saying that was to address situations--like in Detroit--where people with AK-47s are mowing people down.
"We need to engage in a discussion about, 'Is there something we can do?'" Carson said before saying that "we have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights."
The New York Meeting is a monthly event run by Mallory Factor and O’Brien Murray. Panelists included Taranto, Peggy Noonan, and Sirius XM radio host and Breitbart contributor David Webb.
Unfortunately, the panelists at this meeting seemed more interested in gun rights than in the possible complete collapse of the American economy.
On Monday at The New York Meeting, Dr. Ben Carson said he does not believe in gun registration because America's massive debt could transform the nation into a third-world country in which martial law may be imposed.
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"If we were only concerned about external forces, then we would be okay," he said. "But there are some pretty sinister internal forces."
He then asked the audience to think about a scenario in which countries around the world drop the dollar as their reserve currency.
"We have a national debt that is so high, and it's being raised even higher," he said. "Now, the only reason we can do that is because we are the reserve currency for the world. What if that changes?"
Carson mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to "remove America as our reserve currency" if America imposed economic sanctions. This ought to scare the heck out of a lot of people; the US for one, but also China, Saudi Arabia, and all the other countries to which the US is heavily indebted.
"What if other people come along?" Carson asked, saying China and the U.N have mentioned doing the same. This has been discussed for a few years now. It would cost China a bundle if the American dollar were dramatically devalued, but it might be worth it, particularly should any military issues erupt between the two countries.
Just today, RT (Russia Today) announced that VTB, Russia’s second biggest lender, has signed a deal with Bank of China, which includes an agreement to pay each other in domestic currencies.
The Renmindi is another name for the Yuan. I think I like Yuan better. But is this a signal from Putin that he is serious about removing America as reserve currency? It is certainly not beyond him to do something like that. And what would be the consequence?
"We would become a third-world nation overnight. Occupy Wall Street would be a walk in the park".
"And all of a sudden, the things that would be going on in this country which would necessitate marital law... all this could happen very rapidly. We should be really concerned."
The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto mentioned previous comments of Carson's in which he gave an urban/rural distinction on gun rights. Carson had suggested that he would not want a crazy person to have a chance to get a semiautomatic rifle in high-density urban areas, while not having a problem with someone living alone in the countryside with those guns.
"Do you think the Supreme Court was wrong when it found that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep arms in Washington, D.C., and Chicago?" Taranto asked.
"I truly believe in Second Amendment rights," Carson said. "I would never advocate anything to interfere with Second Amendment rights; however, I do think we have to be intelligent." Remember, the NRA is reading this, Dr Carson.
He said his point in saying that was to address situations--like in Detroit--where people with AK-47s are mowing people down.
"We need to engage in a discussion about, 'Is there something we can do?'" Carson said before saying that "we have to keep in mind that law-abiding American citizens absolutely should have gun rights."
The New York Meeting is a monthly event run by Mallory Factor and O’Brien Murray. Panelists included Taranto, Peggy Noonan, and Sirius XM radio host and Breitbart contributor David Webb.
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