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

Listen to this episode from UNAPOLOGETIC on Spotify. “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 CarimChapters00:00 Intro02:01 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