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The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · August 20, 2026 · 1h 33m

Konstantin Kisin’s WARNING: Our Leaders Have Lost Control, We’re Headed For Conflict And Violence!

Konstantin Kisin, Steve Keen

A provocative debate between satirist Konstantin Kisin and rebel economist Steve Keen tackles the West's biggest crises: immigration, debt, climate change, and AI. Kisin warns that mass immigration is fraying social cohesion and could ignite civil unrest, while Keen argues that private debt, not government borrowing, is the real economic time bomb. Keen also declares climate breakdown inevitable and ultimate, overshadowing all other threats, and the pair explore the dystopian possibility of AI stripping away human free will.

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Private Debt Drives Financial Instability, Not Government Borrowing00:12:12
Steve Keen argues that mainstream economics dangerously ignores private debt, which was the true cause of the 2008 crisis and will trigger the next one.
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Highlights

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Mass Immigration Could Push the West Toward Civil Unrest00:02:05
Konstantin Kisin warns that rapid, uncontrolled immigration is fracturing social cohesion in Western countries, potentially leading to violence.
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Climate Change Is the Real Threat That Dwarfs All Others00:36:55
Steve Keen asserts that climate breakdown is now inevitable and will cause famine, mass migration, and social collapse far worse than any political crisis.
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AI Is Quietly Stripping Away Human Free Will01:13:30
The discussion warns that AI, through algorithms and automation, could erode human autonomy by making choices for us, with the best case being a pet, the worst case a cow.
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China's Hybrid System Outperforms the Soviet Model00:55:37
Steve Keen explains that China succeeded where the Soviet Union failed because it adopted a capitalist economy under strict state oversight, blending market incentives with authoritarian governance.
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References

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An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West — Konstantin Kisin
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Debunking Economics — Steve Keen
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The New Economics: A Manifesto — Steve Keen

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✧A head-to-head debate between a satirist and a rebel economist covers immigration, debt, climate, and AI.
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