Four days after Mother Mayhem’s explosive roundtable on the market crash, two of Total Praetorian Network’s strongest voices return with a follow-up: a brutal but constructive assessment of the stock market’s future — and where to put your money.
Anna Forrest and Carl Breitholtz (aka Intussusceptor) both agree: this is not the time for heavy exposure to the US stock market. The risks are simply too great with the current administration’s trade policies and escalating global tensions.
“Tariffs Don’t Create Wealth — They Create Scarcity”
Anna Forrest doubles down on her now-viral statement:
“Believing that tariffs produce wealth is like believing that a kick in the balls produces babies. Pain is not productivity. Restrictions are not prosperity.”
She warns that protectionist rhetoric is luring many into economic self-destruction.
The Rational Right: Intussusceptor Speaks
Carl Breitholtz pushes for a return to what he calls the “rational right”:
“Free trade is not a left-wing idea. It’s a human idea. The insane far-right is mimicking communist states in the worst possible way — by seizing control of the economy and micromanaging trade and production. That’s how you get empty shelves and poverty.”
He points to historical lessons:
- The USSR’s central planning disaster.
- Nazi Germany’s Four Year Plan economy.
- North Korea’s modern state-controlled isolation.
“Look at Ronald Reagan. Look at Margaret Thatcher. These were leaders who embraced free markets, competition, and individual responsibility. That is the rational right I believe in.”
Intussusceptor also praises Swedish author Johan Norberg for defending free markets and globalization with intellectual clarity and courage.
“Norberg understands what so many forget: free trade lifts people out of poverty, while protectionism traps them in it.”
He references the horseshoe theory, warning that the extreme left and extreme right eventually resemble each other.
“When the far-right starts copying the tactics of communists and socialists — controlling prices, banning imports, dictating production — it’s proof of the horseshoe theory in action.”
Stocks to Watch
Both Anna and Intussusceptor share three companies they believe have long-term potential in the chaos to come.
Anna Forrest’s Picks:
- Novo Nordisk (NVO) — Strong healthcare fundamentals.
- EssilorLuxottica (EL) — Durable goods, luxury optics.
- ABB (ABB) — Energy efficiency and automation leader.
Intussusceptor’s Picks:
- Nestlé (NESN.SW) — Defensive food sector giant.
- ASML (ASML) — Semiconductor equipment dominance.
- LVMH (MC.PA) — Resilient luxury brand powerhouse.
Final Advice: Don’t Go All In
Intussusceptor closes with a warning:
“Spacing out your investments is key. Nobody times the bottom perfectly. I’m spacing my new buys over four weeks, 25% each Monday. Stay liquid. Stay patient. Stay rational.”
Anna agrees, adding:
“Strength isn’t panic-buying or panic-selling. It’s discipline. It’s focus. Be the storm that weathers the storm.”
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