Bitcoin and the Canadian Freedom Convoy with Benjamin Dichter (WiM284)

In this episode, we discuss how and why the Freedom Convoy came about, the authoritarianism in the west, and Bitcoin's key role in sustaining democracy.

Benjamin Dichter is the author of the book, "Honking For Freedom". One of the main spokespeople for the Freedom Convoy, which was the largest peaceful protest in Canadian history.

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00:00:00 - Coming up
00:01:29 - Intro
00:03:03 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with The iCoin Hardware Wallet
00:04:00 - Do More with Your Digital Assets with Ledn
00:04:44 - Introducing Benjamin Dichter
00:05:43 - How Benjamin Got Involved with the Freedom Convoy
00:10:36 - Origin Story of the Freedom Convoy
00:16:38 - The Intentions Behind The Protest
00:18:38 - Snowball Effect of The Movement
00:23:00 - Freezing of the Bank Accounts
00:24:53 - Violence and Cowardice from the Canadian Government
00:28:20 - A Peaceful Music Festival
00:29:15 - How The Peaceful Convoy Ended
00:33:28 - Record Numbers in Fundings and a Template for the Dutch Farmer Protest
00:40:57 - Benjamin Answers "What is Money?"
00:44:21 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth
00:45:23 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet
00:45:58 - A Chance To Win Discounted Tickets to The Bitcoin 2023 Conference and 10M SATS
00:46:55 - Replenish Your Body's Electrolytes with LMNT
00:47:46 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa
00:48:34 - Bitcoin as a Tool Against Authoritarianism in the West
00:51:39 - The Best Marketing for Bitcoin
00:53:12 - The Money Masters Documentary
00:57:03 - Converging To Bitcoin
01:00:41 - Political Entryism in Colombia
01:06:23 - Lobbying in Politics
01:08:10 - What is Political Entryism
01:10:08 - The Counter Narrative to the WEF and Social Engineering 01:13:43 - A Chink in The Armour of CBDCs
01:15:00 - A Case for More Privacy in Bitcoin
01:17:51 - How Bitcoin Might Be Incorporated into the Fiat System
01:20:30 - Working on Bitcoinizing The World
01:23:54 - Optimistic Outlook About the Future
01:27:37 - Where to Find Benjamin’s Work

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