On april, 2014, investigative journalist and subject of chris smiths 2009 documentary, collapse, michael c. This is what a cgi looks like in slow motion by wordgeezer. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil, and confronting collapse. While not exactly a crowd that one should endeavor to be associated with, i will say, to his credit, that he is one of the more reasonable members of their. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil, is available through s online store. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil from 1999 until 2006, ruppert edited and published from the wilderness. Collapse by chris smith chris smith, michael ruppert. He candidly describes the sacrifices and motivators in his life. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil, published in september crossing. Former lapd detective, author of two books including crossing the rubicon, investigative journalist and sole subject of. Ruppert was best known for his explosive revelations concerning the us governments involvement in drugdealing, later corroborated in the film kill the messenger. Posted in r collapse by ualllie 50 points and 37 comments. Collapse author, michael ruppert on dorner, peak oil and. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil, published in september.
Collapse was one of the scariest documentaries about our world and the fragile the state of our planet. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil and confronting collapse. Ruppert through the 2009 documentary, collapse, directed by chris smith. Collapse is the type of doomandgloom documentary that should have audiences running, but its so masterfully made and riveting that its impossible to look away. Michael craig ruppert february 3, april, was an american writer and ruppert is the author of crossing the rubicon. A couple of years ago i was the only person in duluths zinema theater watching michael ruppert s powerful featurelength documentary film collapse. Nist foia release 10 cironewilliam 911 by thesolidsnake41. Michael ruppert was fully conscious that 911 was aided and abetted by insiders in our government on. In todays chronicle of the collapse, i read the eulogy to michael ruppert by his friend, jenna orkin.
Ruppert discusses the collapse of the world as we know it in the documentary collapse directed by chris smith. On friday, november fans of his from the wilderness blog turned out for. Collapse author, michael ruppert on dorner, peak oil and more pt. By the second sunday of april this year, michael c.
Channeling errol morris interviewcentric style of filmmaking, smith focuses his efforts and his camera on michael ruppert. The sad, strange story of michael ruppert the daily grail. Ruppert has devoted his life, two books and a selfpublished newsletter to connecting the dots between population, economics and energy, and. Moving forward 2011, collapse 2009 and the end of suburbia. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. Ruppert s incredibly important, groundbreaking 696page book published in 2004, crossing the rubicon. This is a portrait of a loner, michael ruppert, who predicted the financial crisis, and still operates as a radical thinker looking ahead to what he sees as the collapse of industrial civilization. Following the release of collapse, michael s personal life underwent something of a collapse itself and he paid off all his debts, left behind all his friends, and moved with his dog rags to colorado, planning to commit suicide. Ruppert, a former lapd narcotics officer turned investigative journalist, details the intricate connections between money and energy, including the ways in which oil shortages and price spikes triggered the economic crash that began in september 2008. While there, he discovered evidence that the cia was complicit in the illegal drug trade.
Mainly just a series of interviews with him but it still holds your attention. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world, and the founder of the online. The 63yearold copturnedwriter and firebrand gained fame by starring in collapse. Michael ruppert does a riveting job explaining why the infinite growth paradigm we currently enjoy is not only unfeasible but will ultimately lead to a collapse of modern day civilization as we know. On page 518 of crossing the rubicon, i believe ruppert hits on the most likely reasons behind all these murders. It was also one of vices favorite films from the past ten years. Michael ruppert was born on february 3, 1951 in washington, district of columbia, usa. Collapse by michael ruppert why i prep michael ruppert. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Michael ruppert did indeed end his life, last month on april. There most certainly is a connection to the attacks and the future use of black ops bioresearch. Collapse, directed by chris smith in 2009, is an american documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author michael ruppert. A documentary, directed by chis smith, on michael ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his selfpublished newsletter, from the wilderness.
In the 1970s, ruppert was a narcotics officer for the lapd. At the time, the zinema was still early in its history and very few people even showed up to watch the afternoon video versions of democracynow. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil by michael ruppert. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world dec 15, 2009. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world, and more on. Collapse, directed by chris smith, is an american documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author michael ruppert. This book is a no holds bar on humanity and human nature.
Oil depletion and the collapse of the american dream 2004. Michael ruppert, star of collapse and author of crossing the rubicon commits suicide at age 63 self. Over the years, ruppert has stood up for what he believes in despite fierce opposition. Ruppert was the subject of the 2009 documentary film collapse, which was based on his book a presidential energy policy and received the new york times critics pick. Michael ruppert proudly claims that he predicted the global economic slump more than four years ago in his selfpublished from the wilderness, a monthly news publication and web site. He died on april, 2014 in calistoga, california, usa.
Michael ruppert is wellknown to people wellaccustomed to spending too much time on the internet as a familiar voice of support and confirmation to a wide variety of conspiracy theories. Documentaries submitted 5 years ago by thechildofroth i have no idea why i checked up on this man today, but apparently michael ruppert took his life this past april. The attacks of september 11, 2001, were accomplished through an amazing orchestration of logistics and personnel. Now ruppert is warning of a new meltdown, one rooted in oil, economics, and covert u. Michael ruppert is an investigative journalist and author of two books, crossing the rubicon.
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