Gerald Celente: The Business of China is Business, The Business of America is War
Gerald Celente, the legendary trend forecaster, delivers a blistering critique of America's descent into perpetual war and economic decay, arguing that 'the business of China is business, the business of America is war.' With a career spanning decades of accurate predictions—from the dot-com bust to 9/11—Celente warns that the U.S. is now a 'United Zionist States of America,' controlled by a cabal of billionaires, war profiteers, and media monopolies. He traces the roots of modern conflict to CIA-engineered regime changes, the 1953 overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected PM Mosaddegh, and the deregulation of finance under Bill Clinton. Today, he sees a global AI bubble, a rigged financial system dominated by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street, and a surveillance state where even comedians are arrested for 'threatening' the government. The real danger, he insists, is not just war with Iran, but the potential for Israel to use its nuclear 'Samson Option' if defeated. Celente calls for a Gen Z revolution, a return to truth through multi-perspective media consumption, and personal resilience—urging listeners to 'kick against the pricks' in a world where peace is ignored by the elite. His final message: the only hope lies in a tireless minority willing to set 'brush fires of freedom.'
The U.S. has become a 'United Zionist States of America' under the control of billionaire war profiteers and media monopolies.
The 1953 CIA coup in Iran that overthrew PM Mosaddegh began a century of U.S.-led destabilization in the Middle East.
AI and tech bubbles are overinflated, with China poised to dominate due to 70% college enrollment among 18-year-olds versus a dumbed-down U.S. population.
The U.S. financial system is rigged: 1% owns 54% of the stock market, and three firms control 88% of the S&P 500.
Gold and silver are temporarily down due to global currency dumping and rising interest rate fears—but Celente remains bullish long-term.
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Sponsor: Expat Money & Plan B
Mikhail Thorup introduces the episode sponsor, Expat Money, promoting a free 25-page Plan B report for those seeking to internationalize and escape the 'banana republic' of the U.S. economy.
The Media as a Weapon of Control
“They're prostitutes. They're media whores that get paid to put out by their corporate pimps and government whormasters.”
The 1953 Iran Coup & U.S. Imperialism
“The CIA, the MI6 overthrow, the democratically elected government of Mohammed Mosaddegh in Iran in 1953. This is after they threw out the Shah's old man, the other dictator.”
The Dot-Com Bust & 9/11 Predictions
Celente recounts his accurate 1999 prediction of the dot-com crash and his 2001 warning of a terrorist attack on America—both ignored until after the fact.
AI Bubble, Surveillance State & the End of Privacy
“If you criticize the government, the Ministry of Truth will un-person you, unbank you thoughts with the AI data center social credit that's happening in America.”
“It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brush fires of freedom in the minds of men.”
“Billionaires don't give a penny for peace because if they did we'd have peace on Earth.”
“They're prostitutes. They're media whores that get paid to put out by their corporate pimps and government whormasters.”
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