Michael Snyder

[[File:Michael T. Snyder.jpg|right|165px|thumb|The legend in all his demented glory.]]
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'''Michael T. Snyder''' is an [[United States|American]] [[evangelical]] [[Christian]] [[crank]], wannabe [[conservative]] politician, hardcore [[Donald Trump]] aficionado and far-right [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]]/[[QAnon]] supporter. Snyder has authored numerous blogs as a testament to his raging insane belief that [[end times|the world is about to end]].  He started with ''The Economic Collapse Blog'' in 2007, with constant fear-mongering articles stating how the world is going to [[hell]] every single day since the economic meltdown started in 2007. It seems as though Snyder blames the government for every ill in the world because [[Anarchy|without it]] everything would be great.

Like most doom-sayers, it doesn't seem to faze Snyder one bit that every one of his past predictions of economic collapse was dead wrong. This horrendous track record would cause most people to reevaluate their beliefs in the effort to one day be right. Yet, he simply refuses to even address or acknowledge that he has been wrong ''thousands of times'', especially if you count each numbered item on his massive lists. He is hopelessly, cartoonishly insane, seeming to have explosive diarrhea of the mind that no amount of logic can slow or stop. As years have passed, his blogs have evolved from doom-mongering nonsense and conspiracies to promoting far-right disinformation, outright hatred, and psychotic desires for Christian fascism.

As of Donald Trump's second presidency, Snyder still shows absolutely no signs whatsoever of recovery from his mental collapse; he continues to post interminable, mind-bogglingly unhinged gobbledegook that is more biased towards an ultra-conservative, sociopathic doomsayer viewpoint than any other website, except now they prominently feature extremely tacky and often horrifying AI slop artwork to provide additional illustration of the nightmarish inner workings of his diseased mind.

== Who is this nut? ==

Snyder claims that he is an undergraduate in commerce from the University of [[Virginia]] and possesses a law degree with an LLM (legal emphasis, not stated) from the University of [[Florida]] law school. He has supposedly worked in "numerous Washington DC law firms" but quit to live outside of Seattle and rage at the world through the internet. Or, as he puts it, "Now I mostly focus on trying to make a difference in the world."

He also states very clearly, "I am a [[Fundamentalism|Christian]], but I believe that most of the churches in America have gotten way off track."  Snyder posted a statement of faith<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091220053948/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-do-we-believe-our-statement-of-faith Synder's statement of beliefs]</ref> in which he states that he believes that [[Biblical literalism|the Bible is literally true]] and that Jesus is coming down in person soon to start the [[End times|end times]] to punish all the non-believers.<ref group=note>Not just everyone from other religions and atheists but anyone who has not accepted Jesus as their [[Personal savior]]</ref>  After which, Jesus will start his [[Millennialism|thousand year reign over Earth]].

Otherwise Snyder is very tight-lipped about himself, which makes it hard to find out what [[tin foil hat|drove him mad]].

== The Economic Collapse blog and clones ==

''The Economic Collapse Blog'' plays to the heartstrings of every [[survivalist]], [[tax protester]], extreme [[libertarian]], and [[Rapture Ready|rapture-ready]] nut that can access the internet.  The unfortunate part is that many [[crank]]s post the articles far and wide -- to the groans of many people who have pointed out that time itself has proven all of the blog posts over a year old (the longest time-frame in Snyder's prediction range) dead wrong.  Driving people insane with these unrelenting articles about global failure is highly encouraged by the author as well: "Please do not hesitate to spread these articles wherever you would like. I want as many people as possible to read them.  Hopefully the things I write are helping [[Sheeple|a few more people to wake up]]."

The only ones who will survive are the ones believing in the mantra of 3 G's (Gold, Guns, and God).  If you don't have enough of the products to survive the shit hitting the fan, you can always click any of the links at the top of the main page to buy it!

It seems apparent that Snyder has realized that his original blog has gained a long history of mocking reviews and refutations.  He has created two clones of ''The Economic Collapse Blog'' called [http://endoftheamericandream.com/ ''End of the American Dream''] and [http://themostimportantnews.com/ ''The Most Important News''].  These pages post the exact same pages and articles as ''The Economic Collapse Blog'', just with different names and color-schemes.

The contact pages<ref>[http://endoftheamericandream.com/contact End of the American Dream - Contact Page]</ref> have started to include Snyder's [http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/Matthew517/ StumpleUpon account] with a user name called Matthew517,<ref group=note>{{bible|Matthew|5|17}}: "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." We assume the user [[God Hates Shrimp|doesn't eat shrimp]].</ref> which strangely posts his resident state as Virginia.  The StumpleUpon account posts the exact same articles as ''The Economic Collapse Blog'' series of websites.  

The [http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/Matthew517/tagcloud/ interest area of this account] is very amusing in that it links in very large and bold letters to subjects like [[aliens]], alternative news, banking, conservative politics (Snyder has stated numerous times that he is "non-partisan"), [[end times]], [[survivalism]], and [[swine flu]].

== Why is the economy going to collapse? ==

Well, because of everything. Literally everything can be distorted in Snyder's diseased mind to cause the economy to go into a death spiral. Each "article" is a long list of points, oftentimes a paragraph in length, consisting largely of [[Gish Gallop]], [[PRATT]]s, and outrageous lies, most fished out from the far-right network of the web and some made up by himself on the spot. The sheer number of articles he writes that end with some variation of “the world is falling apart”, “life will never be the same again” or “time is running out” is beyond laughable.

*Pay a tax?  That will steal money away from your children and make the economy collapse.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110413211541/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/65-ways-that-everything-that-you-think-that-you-own-is-being-systematically-taken-away-from-you 65 Ways that everything that you think that you own is being systematically taken away from you]</ref>

*Believe anything the government says?  They are corrupt and will collapse the economy as well.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110416001922/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/corrupted-5-shocking-examples-of-government-corruption-that-will-blow-your-mind Corrupted! 5 shocking examples of government corruption that will blow your mind]</ref>

*Think the [[Federal Reserve|Fed]] isn't a [[conspiracy]]?  Silly [[sheeple]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110401223846/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/19-reasons-why-the-federal-reserve-is-at-the-heart-of-our-economic-problems 19 reasons why the federal reserve is at the heart of our economic problems]</ref>

*The [[mainstream media]] is lying to everyone!<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110317163821/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/27-signs-that-the-nuclear-crisis-in-japan-is-much-worse-than-either-the-mainstream-media-or-the-japanese-government-have-been-telling-us 27 signs that the nuclear crisis in Japan is much worse than either the mainstream media or the Japanese government have been telling us]</ref>

*The government needs to get their hands off of our light bulbs!<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110313214712/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/federal-bureaucrats-get-your-dirty-hands-off-of-our-light-bulbs Federal bureaucrats get your dirty hands off of our light bulbs]</ref>

*Think you will have enough food to live on, even if you can grow your own?  YOU FOOL!<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110417011611/http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/20-signs-that-a-horrific-global-food-crisis-is-coming 20 signs that a horrific global food crisis is coming]</ref>

== Christian blog ==

Snyder created a blog where he attempts to interpret the Bible called [http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/ ''What The Bible Says About...'']. Considering his older 
signs of insanity
 claims to fame, this blog doesn't disappoint.  It is filled with the same writing style and format, along with headers leading people to buy books by other fundamentalist cranks.  Great topics include:

* Christians can drink, but if they feel any effects of alcohol it's a sin.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214083804/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-does-the-bible-say-about-drinking What Does The Bible Say About Drinking?]</ref>

* We are all lawbreakers of God's will.  Including loving anything more than God at any time, doing anything on the sabbath, not honoring your mother/father completely, ever hating or holding anger towards anything/anyone, or lusting after a women (even thinking, including your own wife).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091212222716/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-does-the-bible-say-about-salvation What the Bible Says about Salvation]</ref>

* Those who haven't accepted the word of God like Snyder has are comparable to rapists, murderers, and child molesters.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214083809/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-does-the-bible-say-about-judgment What the Bible says about Judgement]</ref>

* Divorce is only acceptable if there is adultery or if one's spouse is not Christian.  This does not include abuse.  Snyder states that this is "because God knows best."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214083758/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-does-the-bible-say-about-divorce What Does the Bible say about Divorce]</ref> Except in cases of adultery, apparently.

Snyder is against homosexuality and all sex outside of marriage.  He does state first and foremost one thing that stands him out from the pack of [[fundamentalist]]s is that people should still love gays like every other one of God's creations.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091214121918/http://whatdoesthebiblesayabout.com/archives/what-does-the-bible-say-about-homosexuality What does the Bible say about Homosexuality.]</ref>  So, y'know, at least there's that.

== Support for Donald Trump ==

Not to anyone's surprise, Snyder is a diehard supporter of U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and launched an unsuccessful campaign to win a seat in the House of Representatives representing Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2018, wanting to be his "best friend in Congress" (he received a puny 10,288 votes in the primary). Snyder has supported a vast majority of Trump's policies since he took office, including his most dangerous and cruel, and at the same time blames any negative outcomes on liberals, Democrats, the “radical left” (read: anyone who isn’t as far-right as him) and [[Antifa]]. According to Snyder, nothing is ever Trump’s fault, and instead, [[QAnon|the liberal media and deep state are plotting against his dear leader]].

Snyder shamelessly ignores virtually every negative quality of Trump from his numerous sexual assault allegations to his constant racism to his flagrant defence of (and even support for) far-right groups. He has also either ignored or outright denied absolutely all evidence of Trump's multitude of impeachable criminal offences uncovered by the [[Trump-Russia connection|Robert Mueller investigation]], including evidence that is irrefutable. Even when Trump finally underwent an [[impeachment]] inquiry supported by the majority of U.S. citizens, Snyder was entirely convinced that Trump was completely and utterly innocent and that impeaching him and removing him from office would bring about the end of America as we know it (of course, it didn't, surprise, surprise). Trump's impeachment but subsequent acquittal by the U.S. Senate resulted in continued major support for Trump from Snyder. Not even Trump’s botched response to the COVID-19 pandemic was able to convince Snyder to give up his idol.

In 2020, Trump lost his presidential re-election bid to former Vice President [[Joe Biden]]. Snyder’s conspiracy theorist insanity went onto overdrive, joining the chorus of angry conservative voices claiming that the election was somehow stolen by Biden and the deep state despite presenting absolutely no evidence for his claim whatsoever (apart from unverified quotes from other conspiracy theorists who themselves have no evidence that the election was stolen). In December, he rooted for the Supreme Court to overturn the result of the election (which didn’t happen) completing Snyder's transformation from an ultra-conservative nationalistic lunatic into an authoritarian fascist in support of a dictatorship.<ref>Michael Snyder, [https://web.archive.org/web/20201211180624/http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/the-stage-has-been-set-for-an-epic-battle-between-red-states-and-blue-states-at-the-supreme-court The Stage Has Been Set For An Epic Battle Between Red States And Blue States At The Supreme Court]. Archived from the original at endoftheamericandream.com, 14 December 2020.</ref> Snyder cemented his fascist views even further by blaming the January 2021 U.S. Capitol protests (where Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in the hopes of preventing Congress from certifying Joe Biden as the next U.S. president) on Antifa by linking to blatant disinformation from far-right Twitter accounts.<ref>Michael Snyder, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045213/http://endoftheamericandream.com/questions-about-the-chaos-at-the-capitol-that-desperately-need-to-be-answered/ Questions About The Chaos At The Capitol That Desperately Need To Be Answered]. Archived from endoftheamericandream.com, 7 January 2021.</ref>

==Parler account==

Snyder also had an account on the infamously extreme social network [[Parler]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://parler.com/profile/MichaelTSnyder/posts Michael Snyder] ''Parler'' (archived copies).</ref> a website used by factions such as the Proud Boys and Neo—Nazis. However, he has since deleted his account.

==Crazybooks==

*Michael Snyder, ''The Rapture Verdict'', 2016. {{isbn|069264265X}}

==See also==
*[[Biblical literalism]]
*[[Conspiracy theories]]
*[[Debt slavery]]
*[[Melt up]]
*[[Millennialism]]
*[[Sound money]]
*[[Usury]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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