Weaponized Poverty
Stephen Nwaloziri
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S1E12 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…
S1E10 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…
S1E10 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,…
S1E9 09 Stockholm Syndrome
PRAY FOR THE NATIONToday’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…
S1E8 08 The People
I BETTER PASS MY NEIGHBORThis 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…
S1E7 07 Distractions
FORGET YOUR SORROWS This topic focuses on the use of distractions by the ruling class to shift attention away from weapons of poverty.Distractions are also used to pacify an agitated citizenry and to…
S1E6 06 Gentrification
Today’s topic focuses on gentrification as a weapon of poverty.I grew up in a community that had little to no road network, and a lack of clean water.Sadly, when the ruling class eventually brought…
S1E5 05 Money
Today’s topic is on the use of money as a weapon of poverty.In 2024, Nigeria and most of the world faced some of the worst inflation in history. Therefore, mandatory monetary policies are being…
S1E4 04 The Government *Redacted*
THE POWERS THAT BE This topic explores some of the ways that the government might be involved in the weaponization of poverty.It was W.E.B. Dubois, an American sociologist and pan-Africanist who…
S1E3 03 Exclusion
Today’s topic focuses on the use of exclusion as a weapon of poverty.Every opportunity has its gatekeeper. These are the people, or systems that prevent anyone from getting it unless they meet…
S1E2 02 Elitism & Classism
In Nigeria, calling someone oga or madam is a system of formality which is now gradually turning into a form of master-servant relationship. The Oga or Madam, seem to assume superiority and look down…
S1E2 01 Slave Wages
Today’s topic is about the working class, and the use of slave wages as an instrument of weaponized poverty.In Nigeria, if your family isn’t rich or politically connected, there used to be two…
S1E1 00 Introduction
This episode is an introduction to a short series on Weaponized Poverty in Nigeria and beyond.In subsequent episodes, we will examine 10 instruments of weaponized poverty.I recognize that while some…
Weaponized Poverty Trailer
Exclusion! Gentrification, Stockholm Syndrome!Hi there, I’m Stephen Nwaloziri.Weaponized Poverty is a growing problem in Nigeria, and on the African Continent. I’m here to tackle it.If you would like…
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