Bitcoin and the Canadian Freedom Convoy with Benjamin Dichter (WiM284)

In this episode, we discuss how and why the Freedom Convoy came about, the authoritarianism in the west, and Bitcoin's key role in sustaining democracy. Benjamin Dichter is the author of the book, "Honking For Freedom". One of the main spokespeople for the Freedom Convoy, which was the largest peaceful protest in Canadian history. // GUEST //  Book: https://honkingforfreedom.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BJdichter Locals: https://honkingforfreedom.locals.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BJDOnline // SPONSORS //  iCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/ Ledn: https://www.ledn.io/ CrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedlove Wasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2023 in Miami (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://b.tc/conference/ LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/breedlove Casa (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://keys.casa/ Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/  Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.com Carnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/ // OUTLINE //  00:00:00 - Coming up  00:01:29 - Intro  00:03:03 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet  00:04:00 - Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn  00:04:44 - Introducing Benjamin Dichter  00:05:43 - How Benjamin Got Involved with the Freedom Convoy  00:10:36 - Origin Story of the Freedom Convoy  00:16:38 - The Intentions Behind The Protest  00:18:38 - Snowball Effect of The Movement  00:23:00 - Freezing of the Bank Accounts  00:24:53 - Violence and Cowardice from the Canadian Government  00:28:20 - A Peaceful Music Festival  00:29:15 - How The Peaceful Convoy Ended  00:33:28 - Record Numbers in Fundings and a Template for the Dutch Farmer Protest  00:40:57 - Benjamin Answers "What is Money?"  00:44:21 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth  00:45:23 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet  00:45:58 - A Chance To Win Discounted Tickets to The Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS  00:46:55 - Replenish Your Body's Electrolytes with LMNT  00:47:46 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa  00:48:34 - Bitcoin as a Tool Against Authoritarianism in the West  00:51:39 - The Best Marketing for Bitcoin  00:53:12 - The Money Masters Documentary  00:57:03 - Converging To Bitcoin  01:00:41 - Political Entryism in Colombia  01:06:23 - Lobbying in Politics  01:08:10 - What is Political Entryism  01:10:08 - The Counter Narrative to the WEF and Social Engineering  01:13:43 - A Chink in The Armour of CBDCs  01:15:00 - A Case for More Privacy in Bitcoin  01:17:51 - How Bitcoin Might Be Incorporated into the Fiat System  01:20:30 - Working on Bitcoinizing The World  01:23:54 - Optimistic Outlook About the Future  01:27:37 - Where to Find Benjamin’s Work  // PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8... RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //  Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7  Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/Robert-Breedlove-2 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101 // WRITTEN WORK //  Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/  Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/  // SOCIAL //  Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22 All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22