The political system appears broken but is functioning exactly as it was designed to - ensuring the ruling class never loses power. Author and academic Neema Parvini joins the podcast to discuss the mechanics of elite control. We discuss the "Iron Law of Oligarchy" - the reality that all political parties, no matter how radical they start, eventually conform to the establishment . Neema also explains the structural advantages the elites use to maintain their monopoly on power. We explore why "anti-establishment" figures like Donald Trump and the leaders of Reform UK have ultimately sold out their base, proving that outsiders don't change the system; the system changes the outsiders . From the uniparty's obsession with foreign wars to the generational theft of the national debt. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - System Failure 00:02:09 - Iron Law Explained 00:06:21 - Voter Delusion 00:09:49 - Anti-Establishment Energy 00:17:38 - System Changes You 00:21:23 - Who Holds Power 00:24:05 - Can It Be Broken 00:30:13 - Fear Politics Trap 00:39:49 - Benevolent Elites 00:53:34 - Reform Critique 01:28:18 - Trump Betrayal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – <a href= "http://petermccormack.com">http://petermccormack.com</a> › Feedback – <a href= "https://www.petermccormack.com/contact">https://www.petermccormack.com/contact</a> › Email – <a href= "mailto:me@petermccormack.com">me@petermccormack.com</a> › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/petermccormack/">https://x.com/petermccormack/</a> CONNECT WITH NEEMA PARVINI › X/Twitter – <a href= "https://x.com/AcademicAgent_X">https://x.com/AcademicAgent_X</a> › Substack – <a href= "https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/">https://forbiddentexts.substack.com/</a> SPONSORS › IREN - <a href= "https://www.iren.com/">https://www.iren.com/</a> › Ledger - <a href= "https://www.ledger.com/">https://www.ledger.com/</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE › Apple Podcasts: <a href= "https://apple.co/40ruY9K">https://apple.co/40ruY9K</a> › Spotify: <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu">https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu</a> › Fountain: <a href= "https://bit.ly/FountainPM">https://bit.ly/FountainPM</a> › YouTube: <a href= "https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM">https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM</a> › Rumble: <a href= "https://bit.ly/RumblePM">https://bit.ly/RumblePM</a> FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › <a href= "https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/">https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/</a> › <a href= "https://x.com/curttayloruk/">https://x.com/curttayloruk/</a> EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › <a href="https://x.com/ConorM04">https://x.com/ConorM04</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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