How Europe’s sheer stupidity combined with its ethical downfall to underwrite Israel’s genocide of Palestinians – Middle East Eye

“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

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