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

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“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 04:27 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 38:56 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 Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at [email protected] Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye