@chbartist
I love the spirit and mindfulness of your posts. Staying positive is a very important aspect of life, especially when in the midst of crisis.

I used to have a friend who was extremely into philosophy, religion, being positive, etc. He was almost the opposite of the iconic "Tears of a Clown" painting. He seemed to be a very happy clown. He ended up taking his own life, much to my personal dismay. I came up with a way to characterize him like this: he was a , "Positive Attitude Bum." He was so focused on chanting his mantras of positivity that he never actually DID anything. And, I think his inability to actually DO WORK and accomplish any of his positive visions is what ultimately drove him towards insanity and suicide.

I would like to add something which I believe is extremely important to your article here - something a bit more practical. I have to disagree with your assessment that the government shutdown in the U.S., and the subsequent laying off of 800,000 government employees is a crisis. Or, rather, yes - it IS a crisis for those involved, but the real underlying crisis which is responsible for the symptoms you have mentioned above has a much more specific cause. And, what is even worse, nobody even knows how to "get into the weeds" to identify what is wrong, because it's been hidden by the so-called "leaders" of America. The shutdown, as well as many, many other subjects in the news cycle, are PURPOSEFULLY DESIGNED TO OBFUSCATE AND HIDE REALITY FROM THE MASSES. This is the first epiphany your readers in the U.S. need to understand, in their bones. There is no left vs. right, black vs. white, republican vs. democrat, and liberal vs. conservative - these are all distractive narratives which too many of us have all fallen for.

Let me put it this way: if I was going to rob a bank, what would be the very best distraction to create - so that I could get away with all of the money? What if everyone who worked at the bank and every customer who visited the bank, were so caught up in fighting with each other over a pile of $10,000,000 in $1 bills that I dumped on the floor - that I could simply walk into and out of the vault without attracting any attention whatsoever?

This is exactly what is happening in America, RIGHT NOW. As proof of what the real game is actually being played, let me direct your attention to something which I will not give you the answer to, but give you the first breadcrumb on a trail which each person must choose to follow for themselves, or not.

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board - Standard 56

This is a group of people who direct all accounting practices of the Federal Government inside of the U.S. Did you know that it is now legal practice for over 150 agencies of the U.S. Federal Government to keep two sets of accounting books? One false set, to be disclosed to the masses - and one secret set, which tell the real story of where all of the money went. Stop to consider the implications of THAT for a while... Nobody in the financial markets, no investment advisor, no financial guru, nobody with a pension or a 401k, almost nobody has ANY idea of what the true financial status of the World Reserve Currency truly is. The current U.S. Debt in not $21 Trillion. It is actually, right now, well over $50 Trillion - and climbing.

Everybody has a sense that, "something is wrong." If you take some time to do the research on FASAB-56, you will begin to lift the veil and see behind the curtain as to what the actual problem truly is. Happy hunting!

If you are as lazy as my tragic friend, I insist on making this a bit easier for you:
https://constitution.solari.com/fasab-statement-56-understanding-new-government-financial-accounting-loopholes/