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#139 - Simon Dixon - How the Financial-Industrial Complex Runs the World
AI Summary
Simon Dixon explains that modern Western politics is less chaotic than it appears, operating under a financial‑industrial complex where money creation, debt roll‑overs, and asset managers dictate outcomes more than elections or ideology. He details how governments function as balance sheets, citizens become collateral, and how institutions like the IMF, BlackRock, and sovereign debt structures drive wars, bailouts, inflation, and social decay. The conversation also explores why revolutions fail, the role of geopolitics in oil and war, and offers advice for individuals navigating a system that rewards capital over ordinary lives, suggesting strategies for survival without losing personal integrity.
Episode Description
Western politics appears chaotic - broken states, endless debt and permanent crisis. Simon Dixon argues it isn't chaos at all, it's structure.
In this conversation, Simon lays out how money creation, debt, asset management, and access to capital now matter more than elections, ideology, or national borders. Governments, he argues, have become balance sheets and citizens have become collateral.
We talk about how the debt-based system works, why rolling over debt keeps everything alive, how asset managers shape outcomes and why wars, bailouts, inflation, and social breakdown all follow the same incentives. It's about power, money, and who actually makes decisions, and what that means for people trying to live normal lives inside a system that no longer works for them.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:02:41 – Power Dynamics vs Democracy
00:06:59 – IMF Bailouts and Rolling Debt
00:10:28 – the British Empire Financial Model
00:16:31 – Blackrock, Capital Allocation & Board Control
00:18:43 – Why Ceos Aren't Really in Charge
00:25:00 – Why Revolutions Fail
00:27:56 – Russia, Sovereignty & Oil
00:30:00 – Ukraine, Nato, and Arms Incentives
00:34:10 – Profit, War, and Moral Cost
00:38:34 – Compromise, Power & Politics
00:41:53 – Immigration and Instability
00:45:29 – Surveillance, Data & Control
00:47:07 – Venezuela, Oil & Geopolitics
00:55:25 – When Debt Actually Breaks
01:03:08 – Why Stock Markets Rise as Countries Fail
01:06:30 – the Collapse of Living Standards
01:12:25 – Multipolar World Order
01:16:18 – Bitcoin as Boycott
01:24:00 – Who Survives the System
01:28:51 – Leaving the West vs Staying
01:47:32 – Property, Debt & Freedom
01:49:20 – Advice for People Who Can't Escape
01:57:19 – What Actually Breaks the System
02:02:15 – Final Reflections: Playing the Game Without Losing Yourself
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CONNECT WITH SIMON DIXON
› Website – https://www.simondixon.com/
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EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
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Show Notes
Western politics appears chaotic - broken states, endless debt and permanent crisis. Simon Dixon argues it isn't chaos at all, it's structure.
In this conversation, Simon lays out how money creation, debt, asset management, and access to capital now matter more than elections, ideology, or national borders. Governments, he argues, have become balance sheets and citizens have become collateral.
We talk about how the debt-based system works, why rolling over debt keeps everything alive, how asset managers shape outcomes and why wars, bailouts, inflation, and social breakdown all follow the same incentives. It's about power, money, and who actually makes decisions, and what that means for people trying to live normal lives inside a system that no longer works for them.
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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:41 – Power Dynamics vs Democracy 00:06:59 – IMF Bailouts and Rolling Debt 00:10:28 – the British Empire Financial Model 00:16:31 – Blackrock, Capital Allocation & Board Control 00:18:43 – Why Ceos Aren't Really in Charge 00:25:00 – Why Revolutions Fail 00:27:56 – Russia, Sovereignty & Oil 00:30:00 – Ukraine, Nato, and Arms Incentives 00:34:10 – Profit, War, and Moral Cost 00:38:34 – Compromise, Power & Politics 00:41:53 – Immigration and Instability 00:45:29 – Surveillance, Data & Control 00:47:07 – Venezuela, Oil & Geopolitics 00:55:25 – When Debt Actually Breaks 01:03:08 – Why Stock Markets Rise as Countries Fail 01:06:30 – the Collapse of Living Standards 01:12:25 – Multipolar World Order 01:16:18 – Bitcoin as Boycott 01:24:00 – Who Survives the System 01:28:51 – Leaving the West vs Staying 01:47:32 – Property, Debt & Freedom 01:49:20 – Advice for People Who Can't Escape 01:57:19 – What Actually Breaks the System 02:02:15 – Final Reflections: Playing the Game Without Losing Yourself
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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 SIMON DIXON › Website – https://www.simondixon.com/ › Twitter – https://x.com/SimonDixonTwitt
SPONSORS › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/
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LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › 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
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