“A mixture of stupidity and nastiness… The liberal establishment is primarily responsible for the genocide of the Palestinians.”
In this episode of UNAPOLOGETIC, Yanis Varoufakis unleashes a fierce critique of Western liberalism, and tells us why he feels that the global system is in crisis.
This episode explores the facade of Western moral superiority, the role of empire past and present, how liberal hypocrisy has given rise to fascism, the climate crisis, Gaza and why Varoufakis places his hope in the Global South.
UNAPOLOGETIC is Hosted by Ashfaaq Carim
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:01 Western civilization and its hypocrisy
04:57 Gaza, genocide and colonial legacies
10:59 2008: The collapse of capitalism
17:28 Technofeudalism and the rise of cloud capital
20:06 Trump’s tariffs and the new Nixon shock
25:18 Liberal complicity in Gaza
30:55 Europe’s civil liberties crackdown
34:59 Palestine and the loss of moral resistance
39:19 Why protesters lack hope in the West
44:56 China vs. Russia: A critical distinction
50:02 China’s authoritarianism vs. local democracy
54:42 Climate collapse and cloud capital
58:46 Organizing after collapse: What’s the alternative?
01:01:51 “Another Now”: Varoufakis’ vision for change
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