“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

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