09 Stockholm Syndrome

12 Fighting Weaponized Poverty

GOVERNMENTAL, COMMUNAL, AND INDIVIDUAL APPROACH Today’s episode is about fighting weaponized poverty. Someone once said that when you fight corruption, it fights back. The same goes for fighting weaponized poverty. In Nigeria, there are people who benefit greatly from poverty, and they will fight to their last breath to keep the status quo. Listen in for more…. CONNECT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://subscribepage.io/WeaPov] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Lnp2aTnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen’s TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@gustaiiv?_t=ZM-8w331cEXJzR&_r=1] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/gustaiiv?s=21] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support & Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paystack.com/pay/gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Guide To Solo Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/a-guide-to-solo-travel/]

10 Socioeconomic Stagnation

Today, let’s discuss socio-economic stagnation. This is what comes inevitably if the ruling class continues to weaponize poverty. When I was younger, my mother used to warn us against associating with the bad gangs in society. These bad elements are called “egbe kegbe” in the Yoruba language. Listen in for more…. CONNECT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://subscribepage.io/WeaPov] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Lnp2aTnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen’s TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@gustaiiv?_t=ZM-8w331cEXJzR&_r=1] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/gustaiiv?s=21] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support & Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paystack.com/pay/gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Guide To Solo Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/a-guide-to-solo-travel/]

10 Fallouts

OTHER IMPACTS Today, let’s talk about some of the fallouts from weaponized poverty. We’ve already established that the elite can create oppressor apologists by inducing scarcity, giving out handouts, and establishing economic dependency. These created blind loyalists are often quick to make ad-hominem attack against anyone who challenges their favorite oppressor. Listen in for more…. CONNECT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://subscribepage.io/WeaPov] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Lnp2aTnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen’s TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@gustaiiv?_t=ZM-8w331cEXJzR&_r=1] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/gustaiiv?s=21] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support & Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paystack.com/pay/gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Guide To Solo Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/a-guide-to-solo-travel/]

09 Stockholm Syndrome

PRAY FOR THE NATION Today’s topic takes a look at Stockholm Syndrome as an instrument of weaponized poverty. So what is Stockholm Syndrome? According to Healthline, Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological response that causes survivors of abuse to sympathize with their abusers. How then can this be a weapon of poverty? Well, let’s start with the masking of rights as favors. Listen for more… CONNECT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://subscribepage.io/WeaPov] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Lnp2aTnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen’s TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@gustaiiv?_t=ZM-8w331cEXJzR&_r=1] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/gustaiiv?s=21] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support & Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paystack.com/pay/gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Guide To Solo Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/a-guide-to-solo-travel/]

08 The People

I BETTER PASS MY NEIGHBOR This episode explores some of the ways that we as a people, are complicit in the weaponization of poverty. Let’s begin with bribery and corruption. Nigerians naturally like to get ahead. Of course we do. We are a nation of brilliant minds. We also have a reputation of being generous. We tend to tip when someone helps us get ahead. You see this at airports, hospitals, or even at the passport office. Over time, we begin to create a sense of expectation and entitlement to the recipients of these gifts and tips. Listen in for more… CONNECT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the newsletter to read the book and watch the documentary⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://subscribepage.io/WeaPov] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the conversation on FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15Lnp2aTnK/?mibextid=wwXIfr] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/@gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen’s TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@gustaiiv?_t=ZM-8w331cEXJzR&_r=1] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/gustaiiv?s=21] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support & Donate⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://paystack.com/pay/gustaiiv] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠A Guide To Solo Travel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rhbooks.com.ng/product/a-guide-to-solo-travel/]