Eight Stages of Revolution - Intel Vet Rick Hoppe Maps the Path from Grievance to Rupture S3-EP8

Podcast: SpaceTomatoes · SpaceTomatoes-podcast

Opublikowano: 2026-08-21

Retired intelligence officer and author Rick Hoppe joins Havok and LX for a deep, no-BS breakdown of modern revolutions. From his 32 years in the intel community (including the Iraq surge) to the eight-stage process that every successful (and failed) revolution has followed since the mid-1700s, Rick lays out the real mechanics of legitimacy, rupture, and why you can't bomb your way to freedom. We dig into coups vs. true revolutions, color uprisings, the Iran situation, algorithmic cages, and what "stage three" looks like in America and Canada right now. 00:00 – Welcome & Jeopardy vibes 00:37 – Meet Rick Hopp...