Working as a police officer in Mexico

Connecticut. Stamford.

Located in the Northeastern United States, it has a great geographical location...

At least in the current civil war scenario, life is a bit more comfortable here.

The sanitation worker Arturo Johnson jumped off the truck, yawning, and walked into a roadside convenience store.

"Give me a pack of Marlboro."

"9 dollars." The clerk quickly pulled out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over.

Arturo Johnson was taken aback and looked up, "Damn it, wasn't it just 6 US Dollar yesterday?"

The clerk pointed to the "price increase notice" posted on the counter.

"Shit!"

Arturo Johnson hesitated, highly dissatisfied, "How much has it gone up?"

Marlboro used to be just 2 dollars domestically, and in just three months, the price increased four times, now it's 9 dollars, can't even afford to smoke.

But as a smoker, not smoking feels like ants crawling all over the body, unbearable itchiness.

"Do you want it or not? I'm telling you, if you don't buy it now, when the Venezuelans from the next block come, they'll take it all." The clerk spoke up seeing him waver.

Arturo Johnson: "What are they buying it for? To smoke it with their ass?"

The clerk looked at him like he was an idiot, "Buy today, sell tomorrow; as long as they're cheaper than us, they'll make a profit."

"!!! Doesn't Philip Morris International Company care? And the local tax department doesn't care either?!!"

This company is the owner of Marlboro, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, making over 35 billion dollars annually, a typical tobacco giant.

Of course, picking on a small microenterprise is far from enough for them.

The clerk took a deep breath; if it weren't for the fact that the other person had worked nearby for a long time, he wouldn't bother, "The domestic economy has inflated, raw material costs have increased, even the company can barely fend for itself, haven't you seen the stocks? The market value dropped from a peak of 60 billion dollars to now 20 billion dollars, and the currency devaluations fast too. In my opinion, the financial hegemony hard-won after WWII is already collapsing."

There is some truth to what he's saying.

Anyone familiar with finance knows that wars don't necessarily lead to economic collapse; there's a theory called military Keynesianism.

In war, there is also an inevitable boom in economic consumption.

For example, everyone knows about the war between Big Bear and the other guy later on; Big Bear's economy shockingly stabilized and even grew, creating 520,000 jobs in just three years, which shows that the military industry boosted domestic demand, and more coldly, the families of those who died in war received compensation, and with money in hand, they consumed, naturally raising both internal and market demand.

Of course, the biggest premise is...

Don't let the war happen on our turf!

Turf! Turf! Turf!

Important things must be said three times.

As for how to solve the economic crisis, I have a few tricks up my sleeve.

UBI believers: We could rain money from planes, with red envelopes dropping every day, let everyone come to get money, with everyone having money, they will consume, and the economic crisis will be solved.

Keynesians: We could organize one group to smash windows and another to make glass, then purchase everything uniformly, that way both sides have money, and the economic crisis is solved.

Industrial upgrade believers: We can develop high technology, invest in the future to control demand, once controllable nuclear fusion is achieved, the economic crisis is solved.

JG believers: We could expand military preparedness, build weapons to expand demand, use casualties to reduce excessive population, and seize wealth from other countries, even if defeated, we could restart the economic cycle! Economic crisis solved!!

When Carter announced a "civil war" in Illinois, the Wall Street Dow Jones Industrial Index had nowhere to drop, those few days...

The people jumping off buildings were lining up on rooftops.

Sometimes you had to urge those in front to hurry up, don't block the suicides.

It was simply magical.

The sanitation worker Arturo Johnson heard the clerk's words and looked crestfallen, "Isn't there any hope for the United States?"

"Unless God comes down with a helmet to fight," the clerk sneered, "Don't worry, I've got a lead."

As he spoke, he pulled a stack of flyers from the drawer below, and spread them out on the glass counter, "Interested in immigration consulting?"

Before he even finished speaking...

A loud "boom!" was heard, a violent explosion echoed from afar, the shockwave shattered the glass, and they both instinctively crouched down and covered their heads.

Arturo Johnson, eyes wide with fear, looked outside the door.

He saw dozens of men and women in white cloaks, wielding M16 rifles, running across from the other side, the women even wearing black nun hats, looking truly damn creepy.

And they were shouting: "Red and white will collapse, the holy pact renewed; the year of grace, the kingdom of heaven descends!!"

!!!!!

Damn...

If Victor were here, he'd definitely die laughing.

Is this some North American version of the "Yellow Turban Army"?

This slogan is called with fervor, huh?

But it's quite fitting.

"Red and white" refers to the core colors of the American flag, symbolizing the old order (corresponding to "Azure Sky")

"Holy pact" originates from the Bible, symbolizing a new sacred order (corresponding to "Yellow Sky")

"Year of grace" continues the core concept of Christianity, while aligning with the Manifest Destiny narrative of America's founding

"Kingdom of heaven descends" echoes "God's kingdom comes" in the Book of Matthew, while also reflecting the founding metaphor of the United States as a "City upon a Hill."

If it weren't for the "Chinatown Priest's" contribution, I'd never believe it.

But to outsiders, it's a joke.