I was in the car repair shop for 3 hours this afternoon, and I had a chance to see ordinary people go about their everyday lives. During my waiting semiconscious daydream, it made me wonder - what will be the spark that will ignite the populace to think about buying gold or silver as a means of ensuring that their wealth base (!) is safe. (I deliberately didn't call them 'sheeple', which is somewhat of a derogatory term, imo).

Millions of men and women in the US and Canada don't watch 'da boyz' play their horrible games with G & S every day, or see the jpms get clobbered, or watch the CNC bauble bobbing heads. They most likely don't read Ed Steer, or follow King World News, or Jim Rickards, or the Midas Report, and most likely won't know what GATA, and even the COMEX are. How many know the precarious position that the US dollar is in, who has put it in that position and why, and what it will do for their standard of living when the $ collapses?

IMO, TV and newspapers are not likely to tell them what to do (and why). The only hope that I can figure is that 'the internet' can somehow guide them to the information they need to make an informed decision.

We on this board are really very fortunate in that we are plugged in to what is happening, and have the knowledge and forsight to protect ourselves.

Have a good weekend.

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