Rolling Coal, $300 Oil, and the Collapse of the Modern World: A Whiskey-Fueled Dive into Energy Markets & Global Chaos

Rolling Coal, $300 Oil, and the Collapse of the Modern World: A Whiskey-Fueled Dive into Energy Markets & Global Chaos

"Oil Barrels, Ballistic Missiles, and the Golden Age of Madness: When $300 Oil Buys You Front-Row Seats to Armageddon"

As I fire up the V8 GMC Denali Diesel, rolling motherfucking coal up Bear Mountain, the engine roars like an oil-soaked war cry. We’ve been here before, haven’t we? History repeating itself in the same monotonous loop, but this time, we’re not talking a repeat of 2008’s fiscal crash. Nah, this time we’re riding shotgun straight into a real-life "Fight Club." Think about Tyler Durden’s words: “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” That’s where we’re headed, folks—the collapse of Western civilization. But it ain’t going to be the kind where you “hit bottom” and build something new. This time, the world might not get a second chance.

We’re watching energy markets hit the point of no return. Right now, oil’s at $70.9 a barrel. Sounds like the good old days compared to what’s coming. The world’s geopolitical chessboard is shaking, with Netanyahu sitting there like he’s God’s bulldog, ready to unleash hell on Tehran. If the Strait of Hormuz gets shut down—and believe me, it’s not an if, it’s a when—we’re talking the kind of energy crunch that’ll make $300 oil seem like a Black Friday sale.

Here’s my deep dive: the Strait of Hormuz isn’t just a narrow shipping lane—it’s the aorta of the global oil supply. 21 million barrels of oil pass through that 21-mile wide chokepoint every day. That’s one-fifth of the world’s oil, and Iran’s got it in their crosshairs like a sniper waiting for the trigger word. Think back to the 1973 Oil Embargo. The West choked on that, and it was a blip compared to what’s about to go down.

Iran has the tactical leverage to close off that Strait faster than you can say “sanctioned.” And guess who benefits when that happens? BRICS. Russia, China, Brazil—they’re the shadow operators in this grand heist. BRICS has been building a financial bunker while the West plays Jenga with its debt ceiling. “We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.” Fight Club said it best—except this time, that money we don’t have is the U.S. dollar, and the world is ready to walk away from it like a failed investment in a startup with no product. BRICS nations are buying oil in rubles and yuan, pushing the dollar closer to the cliff’s edge. Once it goes over, the crash will make 1929 look like a picnic.

Now, you want granular? Here’s a nugget: gold just hit $2,700 USD an ounce today, and in Japan, it’s flirting with 500,000 yen per ounce. What does that tell you? Gold doesn’t spike like this unless we’re heading into something biblical. Historically, parabolic gold rallies have always been the prelude to economic apocalypse. Gold doesn’t just hedge against inflation; it signals that the fiscal house of cards is about to come tumbling down. You think central banks are buying this stuff for kicks? They’re getting ready for the fallout.

Iran lights up the Strait, and Western economies seize up faster than a junkie in withdrawal. The Saudis and Russians will watch the carnage like spectators at a gladiator match. You think Putin’s sweating over these sanctions? Hell no. $300 oil turns him into a czar, while Biden trips over his own shadow trying to figure out how to keep gas under $10 a gallon.

Let’s talk strategy. Beach Energy’s sitting at AUD$1.24 right now, looking like a steal. Why? Because when that $300 barrel becomes a reality, they’ll be printing money. You don’t even need to know much about the market to figure this out. Beach Energy’s positioned like a wolf waiting to feast on the carcass of Western economic collapse. But here’s the forensic angle you didn’t think of—this isn’t just about oil production. These energy companies have been diversifying into natural gas and renewables, preparing for the chaos. They know the party’s over for cheap oil, and they’re pivoting to be the last ones standing when the dollar dies.

And they’ll profit from every last barrel as the West scrambles to keep the lights on. Meanwhile, the BRICS nations are hoarding gold like preppers hoarding canned goods. In 2023 alone, China added over 100 tons of gold to its reserves, outpacing every other nation. Why? Because when the dollar crashes, hard assets will be the only currency left standing. “On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.” We’re living in the last gasps of Western financial hegemony, and BRICS knows it. They’re not waiting for the collapse—they’re making it happen.

While the rest of the world repositions for the kill shot, the West is limping into the arena with its pants down. The U.S. debt is at $33 trillion, inflation’s rising, and Biden’s about as effective at foreign policy as a blindfolded man playing darts. This is all self-inflicted. Years of reckless spending, unchecked wars, and Keynesian economics have hollowed out the American economy. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is pivoting. Russia’s oil production has actually increased post-sanctions. And China? They’re buying oil in yuan, cutting the dollar out of the equation entirely. It’s economic warfare, and the West doesn’t even realize they’re losing.

“The things you own end up owning you.” The West owns this collapse because they built it. They outsourced their manufacturing to China, their energy to the Middle East, and their finances to a global debt bubble that’s about to pop. This is what happens when you let ideologues and bureaucrats steer the ship—eventually, you hit the iceberg.

The only move left? Go primal. Guns, gold, oil, whiskey—anything that can’t be digitized, devalued, or destroyed by inflation. The West’s paper currencies are circling the drain, and if you’re not in hard assets, you’re about to be left holding Monopoly money. This is the collapse: “It’s only after disaster that we can be resurrected.” But this isn’t about resurrection anymore—it’s about survival. The smart money is already moving. The question is, are you?

This isn’t just about $300 oil. This is about the collapse of the entire Western financial system. When oil hits $500, when the dollar is dead and long gone, when BRICS walks away with the prize, the West will finally realize they’ve been outplayed. They’ll scramble to patch things up, but by then, it’ll be too late. You want to be ahead of the curve? You stockpile real assets, you load up on Beach Energy, gold, bullets, burbon and tobacco and prepare for the chaos. Because when the weird turn pro, only the prepared survive.

Bear J. Sleeman, rolling motherfucking coal up Bear Mountain with a barrel of whiskey and a rifle, watching the West burn one oil barrel at a time.