(Kitco News) – As the digital revolution continues to reshape global society, one of the most contentious aspects is the introduction of digital IDs – with some worried that they will give governments untold access to the lives of private citizens – but according to one analyst, recent developments all but assure that most people will welcome digital IDs with open arms.
During a recent question-and-answer session with his community of followers, Marin Armstrong, an economic forecaster and founder of Armstrong Economics, gave an unexpected answer when asked about the border crisis in the U.S. and whether it was instigated to help rig the 2024 election.
“I do not see this ending well at all,” he said. “It is one more ploy that will have society pleading for digital ID as the solution to this crisis. They will pitch the idea that had we had digital ID, this crisis would never have taken place.”
“Europe is already planning this same biometric-digital ID,” he added. “You have hospitals wanting to scan your palm and Amazon saying you can buy with just your palm being scanned.”
Armstrong said the immigration crisis “is clearly twofold.”
“The Democrats instigated it, just as I have said that I encountered when trying to negotiate with Australia on behalf of Hong Kong,” he said. “They are in a declining bear market, making lower highs and lower lows. They will collapse just as the Federalists did because they preach a big centralized government that always fails. That is what instigated the border crisis.”
“Then you have the Deep State, which is paranoid like Joseph Stalin, and they want to track absolutely everyone, and that extends to the political beliefs and economic condition,” he added. “Just as in 9/11, they love crises because they always use them to expand their power. As I have said, I know that the first World Trade Center guys drew the Twin Towers on the wall of their cell with planes going into them. They knew the plot and let it happen if they had not helped it along.”
Armstrong said these same forces have also been the unseen hand behind certain developments in Russia and Ukraine.
“The very day before Russia crossed the border, they had Zelensky stand up and publicly state that Ukraine was going to rearm itself with nuclear weapons,” he noted. “He knew Russia was on the border and wanted to make sure they invaded.”
“Zelensky admitted to the Washington Post that, yes, he knew when Russia would invade,” Armstrong said. “He had that intelligence from the USA. His comment about seeking nuclear weapons was to make sure Putin took the bait to start this entire war.”
“Zelensky admitted to the Washington Post that he knew when Russia would invade,” Armstrong said. “He had that intelligence from the USA. His comment about seeking nuclear weapons the day before was to make sure Putin took the bait to start this entire war. He knew and was told to make sure Putin crossed the border.
“He told the Washington Post he did not warn his people because it would have cost him $7 billion in capital flight,” Armstrong added. “Zelensky ensured Putin would cross the border and then claim this was unprovoked. They always create a crisis and take advantage of it. It has made Zelensky a multi-billionaire.”
Returning to the border crisis in the U.S., Armstrong said it “was instigated on the very first day Biden took office.”
“This was to flood the country to influence the 2024 election,” he said. “The Deep State did not organize this. However, they have seen the opportunity as they did with 9/11. The solution to the election crisis and the illegal aliens will be accelerated when we have domestic terrorism that they will blame on Chinese illegals, some 40,000 so far, who are here to destroy the USA from within – like the Goths and Rome.”
“They have deliberately allowed terrorists into the country, and they will use this for war against China, Russia, and the Middle East and throw in North Korea just for fun,” he warned. “This will be the excuse to lock us down, as COVID was the dress rehearsal.”
“To be patriotic, you will surrender and agree to a Biometric Digital ID so they can filter out the terrorists,” he declared. “You will beg for the Biometric Digital ID; they always benefit from a good crisis. Those in the bowels of DC are paranoid like Stalin. They fear losing power, and everyone is a potential threat – We the People.”
Armstrong reiterated, "The government is terrified of the people, and they know that their policies are creating tremendous discord that will unfold in the form of more civil unrest. This will most likely reach a boiling point regardless of who wins the election.”
He said that in the future, there will be a “Biometric Digital ID that will be tied to everything, including your voting record.”
The ultimate goal is to control the populace by any means necessary, he said, which includes travel restrictions and limits on free speech.
He suggested that the leaders in the EU “intend to restrict traveling inside Europe, and Americans will need a Visa as of January 1st, 2025, to even visit, killing their tourist trade.”
“The EU is frightened about revolution,” he said. “They are well aware of the 1848 Revolution that swept Europe. It began in Sicily and engulfed all the countries, even overthrowing the French government. Their solution is to prevent people from traveling to cut off any possible widespread revolution. We are always the problem – never their policies. They will use climate change, and you will have a ‘carbon footprint,’ they will determine if you have traveled too much for the year.”
“Add to this their drive to shut down free speech everywhere,” Armstrong said. “Australia is passing the same strict laws. They want to shut down free speech in hopes of retaining dictatorial power. Democracy, or our right to vote on anything, is also on the list of evils that must be eliminated at all costs.”
“This is becoming a worldwide directive for all to retain power because they are scared to death of We the People,” he said. “Most airline stocks peaked in 2020. Why? Most are showing high volatility by 2026. The markets are picking up this trend in airlines of many countries.”
“I have been warned that history shows us that the world governments will become more authoritarian as we head toward 2032, for they are losing power and know that. This will not end as they prefer,” he concluded. “They do not trust We the People – we are all guilty and evil. Only they can see the light on how to run the world. It is not just you will own nothing and be happy. it is: You Will Own Nothing – Shut Up – And Be Happy! Speak only when spoken to!”
