The world is in very serious shape right now. Governments have use the pandemic to greatly increase their power and further subjugate their citizens. And this is very worrisome to citizen off the world Doug Casey. Freedom is on the run. The only safe places he sees are Uruguay in South America and perhaps Portugal in Europe. He refers to Europe as a sinking ship and certainly most of Asia is a no-go. Depressions can last for decades and the Great Depression may go on for quite a while, just look at Russia's 20th Century Depression that lasted over 80 years and China's near 50 year Depression. They're caused, directly or indirectly, by government and this one is no different. And as Doug also states, "Government is the cause of poverty."
Doug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specific market verticals including natural resources/metals/mining, energy, commodities, and technology. Since 1979 he has written or co-written the monthly metals-and-mining-focused investment newsletter The International Speculator. He has authored four books, including Crisis Investing, the top-selling investing book of all time, Totally Incorrect, and Right on the Money. His latest novel is Assassin.