BTC181: The US's Economic Hitman w/ John Perkins

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Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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John Perkins delves into his past as an economic hitman, explaining the mechanisms and impacts of his actions on global economies. He critiques the fiat system and its role in geopolitical strategies and debt creation. Perkins also explores the potential of Bitcoin and decentralized technologies to challenge established economic controls. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 01:37 - The role and responsibilities of an economic hitman. 23:01 - How the fiat monetary system facilitates economic manipulation and control. 27:44 - Specific tactics used to influence foreign policies and economies. 37:03 - The significant long-term impacts of these economic interventions on target countries. 41:47 - A simple explanation of the petro-dollar system and its global implications. 51:51 - The potential of Bitcoin and other decentralized technologies to disrupt traditional economic systems. 53:48 - Perkins’ personal journey and motivations for leaving his role and advocating for systemic change. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES John Perkin's Website. John’s newest book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, 3rd Edition. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Bitcoin Fundamentals Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Fidelity Range Rover CI Financial Meyka AT&T Simon & Schuster NDTCO iFlex Stretch Studios Fundrise Yahoo! Finance Public USPS American Express Shopify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

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0:00.0	You're listening to TIP.
0:02.0	Hey everyone, welcome to this Wednesday's release of the Bitcoin Fundamentals Podcast.
0:07.0	This episode is brought to you by River, the place that I personally go to securely invest in Bitcoin with confidence and with zero fees.
0:15.2	Today's episode is a very special interview for me.
0:18.8	For many people in the Bitcoin community, they're familiar with Alex Gladstein's work on explaining how the legacy
0:24.2	Fiat systems leverages the IMF and World Bank to bankrupt the developing
0:28.7	nations all around the world so that developed economies like the United States can extract valuable natural resources
0:35.2	from these various locations all around the world.
0:38.0	Well, today's guest is none other than Mr. John Perkins, who's a noteworthy author and the author of these books called Confessions
0:46.2	of an Economic Hitman.
0:48.1	For people not familiar with John, he writes in gory detail all the ways that these strategies took place all around the world
0:56.0	because he was an economic hitman actually executing these strategies on half of government entities.
1:03.3	This interview was so mind-blowing and something that you've just got to share with anybody
1:08.1	that's interested in understanding how this entire Fiat scheme has been played for the past half century. During the interview my good
1:14.8	friend Nico Lachuga who's a big fan of John's work accompanied me on asking
1:20.2	questions and part of the discussion.
1:22.6	So without further delay, here's my chat
1:25.2	with Mr. John Perkins.
1:30.2	Celebrating 10 years,
1:32.3	you are listening to Bitcoin Fundamentals
1:34.5	by the Investors Podcast Network.
1:37.0	Now for your host, Preston Pish. Hey everyone welcome to the show I'm here with John Perkins and Nicoletuga and John I have to start off. I read a lot of books.
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