150 - Knut Svanholm: Democracy Leads to Totalitarianism

Oct 3, 2025

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Bitcoin, Culture, Property Rights, Natural Law, Liberty, Democracy, Security, AI, Economics, Personal Responsibility, Geopolitics, Bitcoin Education.

Timothy Allen speaks with Knut Svanholm.

In this conversation we discuss the evolution of Bitcoin culture, security, and the balance between fear-based narratives and empowerment through self-sovereignty.

Knut highlights natural law, property rights, and the non-aggression principle, connecting these ideas to Bitcoin’s role as a tool for peaceful trade and communication.

The conversation also touches on AI’s limitations, personal responsibility within the Bitcoin community, and critiques of democracy versus trade-driven societies.

We also explore geopolitics, the erosion of freedom, and how Bitcoin offers hope, resilience, and emancipation for the individual.

Enjoy the conversation.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode
0:07:26 – Start of conversation
0:10:00 – What happened to Andreas Antonopoulos?
0:17:31 – Bitcoin Security and kidnapping
0:18:53 – Everyone’s Trying to Sell You FUD
0:21:34 – Humans, Conflict, and Communication
0:29:15 – Is Property Derived from Work?
0:32:50 – Why Aren’t All Prices Dropping Forever?
0:43:20 – The Austrian Model for Thinking
0:51:04 – Crypto & Ethics
1:02:33 – Democracy Doesn't Work: The Hardest Pill to Swallow
1:17:42 - Vote With Your Feet
1:29:31 – Bitcoin Infinity Academy
1:35:50 – Impressions of El Salvador
1:42:50 – The Future: AI, Geopolitics, and Freedom

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Knut's website: https://bitcoininfinitystore.com/
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