Episode 35 - The West Is collapsing under its own lies | Yanis Varoufakis | UNAPOLOGETIC

“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 civilisation 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 Organising after collapse: What’s the alternative?  
01:01:51 "Another Now": Varoufakis' vision for change  

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:01 Western civilisation and its hypocrisy
• 4:27 Gaza, genocide and colonial legacies
• 10:09 2008: The collapse of capitalism
• 15:28 Technofeudalism and the rise of cloud capital
• 17:06 Trump’s tariffs and the new Nixon shock
• 21:18 Liberal complicity in Gaza
• 26:55 Europe’s civil liberties crackdown
• 29:59 Palestine and the loss of moral resistance
• 33:19 Why protesters lack hope in the West
• 38:16 China vs. Russia: A critical distinction
• 41:02 China’s authoritarianism vs. local democracy
• 44:42 Climate collapse and cloud capital
• 48:46 Organising after collapse: What’s the alternative?
• 50:00 Varoufakis' vision for change