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I am joined by American author and political analyst, Scott Greer, to unpack the idea of America as a global empire, how that explains current events and the policies of the Trump Administration, what the future holds, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 232]
Scott Greer on X: https://x.com/ScottMGreer
Scott Greer's website: highly-respected.com
Highly Respected Podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/@HighlyRespected
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108
I am joined by American author and political analyst, Scott Greer, to unpack the idea of America as a global empire, how that explains current events and the policies of the Trump Administration, what the future holds, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 232]
Scott Greer on X: https://x.com/ScottMGreer
Scott Greer's website: highly-respected.com
Highly Respected Podcast on YouTube: youtube.com/@HighlyRespected
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
Twitter/X: twitter.com/ConCaracal
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108
![Building an alternative media empire: The Biznews story | Alec Hogg
I am joined by Alec Hogg, an alternative media entrepreneur who founded and runs Biznews.com. Hogg also founded Moneyweb and is the host of the Alec Hogg Show podcast. We discuss the fall of mainstream (dinosaur) media in South Africa, the rise of online and alternative media, BizNews success story, activist journalism, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 262]
BizNews website: https://www.biznews.com/
Alec Hogg on X: https://x.com/alechogg
BizNews on X: https://x.com/BiznewsCOM
BizNews YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BizNewsTV/featured
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Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 Building an alternative media empire: The Biznews story | Alec Hogg](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qGM8LhQn0jU/mqdefault.jpg)
![The ruins of Ideology | Discussion Stream
In this discussion episode I explore why ideologies inevitably fail and the lie of utopia.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 118]
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Bitvice: https://app.bitvice.io/r/RHE524W25
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Gab: https://gab.ai/ConsciousCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ The ruins of Ideology | Discussion Stream](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qL-EDCCwN30/mqdefault.jpg)
![If you will not have rules, you will have rulers | Kruptos
I am joined by Christian commentator Kruptos to discuss establishing an maintaining order, policing indecent and undesirable behaviour through social consequences, rather than the state, community-based solutions, the widespread societal effects of the deterioration of communities, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 186]
Kruptos on Twitter/X: https://x.com/_kruptos
Kruptos substack (Seeking the Hidden Thing): https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 If you will not have rules, you will have rulers | Kruptos](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qOESS7W4pxQ/mqdefault.jpg)
![Who is Generation Z? (The Zoomers) | The Prudentialist, Apex, Ryan Turnipseed
I am joined by The Prudentialist, Apex and Ryan Turnipseed, to discuss the particular characteristics of Generation Z, where this demographic fits in culturally, the biggest crises it faces, its politics and beliefs, what the future holds, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 150]
The Prudentualist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrPrudentialist
The Prudentialists YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePrudentialist
Apex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/apex_simmaps
Apexs Substack: https://apexsnotes.substack.com/
Ryan Turnipseed on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TurnipMerchant
Ryan Tunirpseeds YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanturnipseed
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal Who is Generation Z? (The Zoomers) | The Prudentialist, Apex, Ryan Turnipseed](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qbjPC9wzMc0/mqdefault.jpg)
![Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class | Discussion Stream (500 000 Views Special)
To celebrate another channel milestone, 500 000 total views, I will be reading and analysing another favourite opinion piece of mine: Rob Hendersons piece on Thorstein Veblen’s theory of the leisure class (2019). This piece deals specifically with the concept of luxury beliefs.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 147]
Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class—A Status Update:
https://quillette.com/2019/11/16/thorstein-veblens-theory-of-the-leisure-class-a-status-update/
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of the Leisure Class | Discussion Stream (500 000 Views Special)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qq4J0IWmNKg/mqdefault.jpg)

![South Africas Organised Crime Economy | Gideon Joubert
I have a discussion with Gideon Joubert (Paratus), one of the leading responsible firearm ownership and rights lobbyists in South Africa. We cover South Africas vast organised crime economy, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, private security, civilian security initiatives, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 172]
Gideon Joubert (Paratus) on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paratus2014
Paratus website: http://paratus.info/
Paratus YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYPHTPi2wIsGfRPPEYptZQ/featured
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ South Africas Organised Crime Economy | Gideon Joubert](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sba9kt8_pGg/mqdefault.jpg)
![Rhodesia and the end of empire | Discussion Stream (1 Million Views Special)
To celebrate another major milestone, 1 000 000 total views, I read and analyse another one of my favourite essays: After Empire by Theodore Dalrymple (Published in States and Cities).
Link: https://www.city-journal.org/article/after-empire
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 240]
LINKS
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 Rhodesia and the end of empire | Discussion Stream (1 Million Views Special)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/smQ42H8f0ic/mqdefault.jpg)
![Bounty Hunting: Hair-raising fun in the African sun | Rory Duncan
Rory Duncan returns to tell another story of his time as a bounty hunter tracking dangerous fugitives in Africa. This round he tells us the story of a bandit that he caught called Michael Mpofu in Zambia in 2007.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 207]
Rory Duncan on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RoryDun76684897
My previous conversation with Rory about his experience during the Rwandan genocide: https://youtu.be/fqJMaBHGhBI
Hunting dangerous men in the African wilderness | Rory Duncan
https://youtu.be/7Yt02yg6Y6Q
LINKS
Telegram: https://t.me/ConsciousCaracal
Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConCaracal
Minds: https://www.minds.com/Conscious_Caracal
Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/conscious_caracal/ Bounty Hunting: Hair-raising fun in the African sun | Rory Duncan](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sv7dbv6TOGs/mqdefault.jpg)
![Transformationism and the tyranny of the majority | Professor Koos Malan
I am joined by Koos Malan, former professor of Public Law at the University of Pretoria, constitutional jurist, and author of There is no Supreme Constitution. We discuss Transformationism, South Africa as a multi-nation state, the state religion of the South African government, the tyranny of the majority, self-determination, and more.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 221]
Politocracy: An assessment of the coercive logic of the territorial state and ideas around a response to it - https://www.pulp.up.ac.za/catalogue/monographs/politocracy-an-assessment-of-the-coercive-logic-of-the-territorial-state-and-ideas-around-a-response-to-it
There is No Supreme Constitution: A Critique of Statist-individualist Constitutionalism - https://www.amazon.co.za/There-Supreme-Constitution-Statist-individualist-Constitutionalism/dp/1928480268
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Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
Support AfriForum by becoming a member: https://sluit-aan.afriforum.co.za/en?campaign=RoepToepCMO&leadSource=600060509
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 Transformationism and the tyranny of the majority | Professor Koos Malan](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t7l4OBzfgZg/mqdefault.jpg)
![How to defeat a cancel culture campaign | The Kiffness (David Scott)
I am joined by David Scott (The Kiffness), a world-famous South African musician that has produced multiple viral songs and who has accumulated over 3 million subscribers and 850 million+ views on YouTube alone. Recently, there was an intense campaign to cancel his performance at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Luckily, this attempt failed miserably and the concert was a huge success. Therefore, I invited David to discuss how you beat a cancelation campaign.
~ [Stream of Consciousness Episode 231]
The Kiffness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thekiffness
The Kiffness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheKiffness
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Afrikaanse kanaal: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxEfPfXamLnyiGAGMC1Jug
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bkCIv0ltXtmlMvC7AI2i0
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-caracal/id1533787108 How to defeat a cancel culture campaign | The Kiffness (David Scott)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tuKqYYA2PtM/mqdefault.jpg)