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You know, there was aGreek philosopher who said that governmentsgo through cycles

You know, there was a
Greek philosopher who said that governments
go through cycles

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- You know, there was a Greek philosopher who said
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that governments go through cycles.
Duration
7 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:08
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Former NATO commander Wesley Clark and son explore economic forces linking various sectors, revealing interconnections that can lead to collapse and potential solutions to untangle them.
They go from a democracy to oligopoly - Hot Money 00:10
They go from a democracy to oligopoly
- I know we're talking about Aristotle but.. - Hot Money 00:04
- I know we're talking about Aristotle but..
- No, it was maybe it was Polybius, - Hot Money 00:05
- No, it was maybe it was Polybius,
- I'll bet you cash, it's Aristotle. - Hot Money 00:04
- I'll bet you cash, it's Aristotle.
'cause we're in Vegas, I will bet you cash it's Aristotle, - Hot Money 00:11
'cause we're in Vegas, I will bet you cash it'...
So you have a democracy which when it goes bad, - Hot Money 00:06
So you have a democracy which when it goes bad,
You have a monarchy, - Hot Money 00:11
You have a monarchy,
- He's building on the work of a predecessor. - Hot Money 00:05
- He's building on the work of a predecessor.
- [Narrator] Wealth was obtained largely through trade, - Hot Money 00:09
- [Narrator] Wealth was obtained largely through trade,
It was the wealthy few rather than the many, - Hot Money 00:07
It was the wealthy few rather than the many,
This imbalance and the irresponsible behavior - Hot Money 00:09
This imbalance and the irresponsible behavior
- Okay, so dad and I had this bet - Hot Money 00:07
- Okay, so dad and I had this bet
(laughing) - Hot Money 00:10
(laughing)
(speaking in a foreign language) - Hot Money 00:05
(speaking in a foreign language)
- Well you see Alessia, I know from also from your studies, - Hot Money 00:16
- Well you see Alessia, I know from also from your studies,
At some point, the emperors had just run out of money. - Hot Money 00:05
At some point, the emperors had just run out of money.
- There are lots of different theories - Hot Money 00:06
- There are lots of different theories
I think what we know now, - Hot Money 00:13
I think what we know now,
So the question is what triggered the long economic decline? - Hot Money 00:05
So the question is what triggered the long economic decline?
- Disparity between the rich and the poor. - Hot Money 00:05
- Disparity between the rich and the poor.