#118 - Neema Parvini - Elites, Populism & The Illusion of Change

Neema Parvini is the author of The Populist Delusion, a defining work in dissident political theory. We discuss: – Why democracy is a “soft dictatorship” – The real purpose of populist parties – Elite theory, the ruling class & regime mechanics – Tony Blair, the NGOs & managerial capture – Globalism, Israel & power double standards – How power always recentralises post-revolution CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH NEEMA PARVINI › X/Twitter - https://x.com/AcademicAgent_X SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro   00:01:49 – Populism Is a Trap   00:06:28 – CIA-Created Political Spectrum   00:10:33 – Mass Behaviour & Nudging   00:14:23 – Media Narrative Coordination   00:21:00 – The Myth of Bottom-Up Politics   00:28:20 – The Illusion of Choice   00:34:07 – Billionaires Fund Both Sides   00:37:20 – NGOs and Soft Power   00:42:00 – Gaza, Globalism & Contradiction   00:51:00 – False Revolutions & Resets   00:54:44 – Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Disguise   01:00:27 – Controlled Speech   01:04:21 – Tony Blair Runs Britain   01:08:00 – Real Power Is Visible   01:12:28 – Elite Theory   01:17:30 – Every System Becomes an Oligarchy   01:22:07 – The Myth of Libertarianism   01:38:01 – Were Medieval Peasants Happier?   01:49:15 – Revolutions Centralise Even More   01:56:10 – Mass Immigration as Class War   01:59:38 – Can Bitcoin Spark Revolution?   02:09:47 – Can Rupert Lowe Save Britain?   02:13:00 – Final Thoughts & Next Book   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -