A New Year with John Waters, Ep #66

How do we reinvigorate a global resistance that seems to have lost its way? In this thought-provoking episode of UPThinking Finance®, John Waters reflects on the challenges facing modern movements for change.

Drawing comparisons to the unity and purpose of past revolutions, like the Velvet Revolution of 1989, Waters questions why today’s resistance struggles to attract artists, intellectuals, and the broader public. He argues that fear, gatekeeping, and fragmentation have stifled the creative voices essential for meaningful progress.

Waters offers a hopeful perspective, urging us to reclaim faith in humanity's potential for redemption and change. By fostering unity, humility, and purpose, he believes we can inspire the global resistance to serve its true goal—benefiting humanity, not power or profit. This reflection is a call to action, reminding us that hope and belief in a better world remain the most powerful tools for change.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...

Finding John Waters on substack (00:00)
How to talk to people who are unaware of a problem (1:51)
You can’t trust people who are incentivized to follow the narrative (8:18)
Why people won’t speak out about the problems (12:30)
Do we have hope—or do we surrender to the way things are? (16:07)
Concerns and hopes of Trump's team (27:00)
What do the political changes in America mean globally? (31:02)
Question what technology and political systems are for (36:07)
New hope, new thinking (40:00)
Renewed Faith in things to change (52:10)

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