77 - Jayant Bhandari: The Empire Strikes Back

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with cultural analyst Jayant Bhandari for the second time. Bhandari reinforces his argument that culture is more important than economics or politics, providing as usual an assortment of keen observations from his childhood in India and his constant travels across the globe. In this episode they also speak about the decline of the West, whether China is as Orwellian as the media says, the India biometric Aadhaar system, how to bribe in third world countries, the rise of Indian nationalism, Indian slavery, and a particularly disturbing trip to the most lawless country on earth. Watch our first conversation here: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/Bhandari <br /> Guest Links<br /> → https://jayantbhandari.com<br /> → https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5<br /> → https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality Watchman Privacy<br /> → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)<br /> → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy<br /> → https://www.amazon.com/Watchma....n-Guide-Privacy-Fina Privacy Courses (supports the show)<br /> → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin<br /> → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof Monero Donation Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all)<br /> →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!<br /> → https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy <br /> →https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy Timeline 0:00 – Introduction<br /> 1:55 – Does “fixing the money” solve societal problems?<br /> 4:47 – Neocolonialism is real though, right?<br /> 7:50 – The decline of the West and the rise of the East<br /> 10:35 – Is China as bad as media portrays?<br /> 14:52 – Mohammedan countries support China despite Uyghur situation<br /> 19:29 – Can money fix global poverty?<br /> 23:06 – India’s biometric database system Aadhaar<br /> 25:00 – Advice on bribing in third-world countries<br /> 27:50 – Criticism of Narendra Modi<br /> 29:50 – Does Jayant feel unsafe in India now?<br /> 31:07 – Rise of Indian nationalism<br /> 33:39 – Differences among Indian subcontinent<br /> 36:00 – Traveling to Pakistan<br /> 37:13 – Slavery in India<br /> 40:04 – The Indian caste system<br /> 42:15 – Advice for traveling in India<br /> 45:00 – His trip to Congo (**listener discretion advised**)<br /> 48:30 – Abuses of the third world are rarely covered<br /> 53:05 – Where do we get non-PC information about the third world?<br /> 54:53 – Only Western countries take refugees; consequences<br /> 58:35 – Rapid fire questions<br /> 1:00:58 – Practical advice for traveling globally<br /> 1:02:03 – How to live like a local<br /> 1:02:50 – Pitch for gold ownership<br /> 1:04:40 – Opening foreign bank and investing accounts<br /> 1:06:40 – Dollar will not collapse before other fiat currencies<br /> 1:09:00 – Elon Musk and Ray Dalio praise India<br /> 1:10:16 – What will world look 15 years from now?<br /> 1:11:18 – Final thoughts #WatchmanPrivacy #JayantBhandari #China #India #Aadhaar