Western ’democracy’?: France’s Macron steals election, arrests Telegram CEO

The same week France arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, the “President of the Rich“ Emmanuel Macron stole the 2024 election, refusing to allow the left-wing New Popular Front that won to form a government, instead appointing a prime minister from a right-wing party that got 6% of the vote. Ben Norton discusses how Western “democracies“ are actually oligarchies. Topics 0:00 Western “democracy“ is oligarchy 3:39 Emmanuel Macron: the “president of the rich“ 6:11 Inequality in France 8:27 French billionaire oligarchs 12:48 France’s 2024 election results 14:10 Macron appoints election loser Michel Barnier as PM 15:28 Leftist leader Mélenchon accuses Macron of electoral theft 17:04 52% of French want to impeach Macron 17:28 Western leaders praise undemocratic PM Michel Barnier 19:51 How Macron stole the election he lost 23:07 France is not a democracy 24:20 Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov 25:57 US government wanted Telegram backdoor for spying 27:09 Russia, West, and Pavel Durov 28:18 Telegram and Belarus color revolution attempt 30:16 Western media’s former love affair with Durov 31:19 West turns on Durov 33:45 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at Patreon: Podcast: Newsletter: