Politicians Aren't Governing — They Are Actors - Here Is Who Actually Runs the World - Simon Dixon (Video)

In this 28 May 2026 published Impact Theory video, host Tom Bilyeu talks with Simon Dixon, a leading thinker known for his unconventional perspectives on global power dynamics and financial systems. Together, they decode the hidden structures that shape our world—from the military, financial, and technological industrial complexes to the influential role of central banks and sovereign wealth funds.

Dixson unpacks how nations, corporations, and transnational capital jockey for control, the realities behind political theater, and why government and “the people” often serve as pawns in larger games of influence. As we stand on the brink of a global economic transition, Dixson offers insight into how emerging multipolar power centers may redefine the world order—and what individuals can do to navigate or exit these systems. If you want to understand the mechanisms at play behind modern geopolitics, finance, and technology—and how to reclaim sovereignty in the midst of it all—this episode is not to be missed.

The financial system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed. Former investment banker Dixon spent years inside the machine before walking away entirely. What he found: wars aren’t started for ideology, they’re started for revenue. Politicians don’t govern, they audition. And the company most people have never heard of controls more capital than most countries.

Dixson breaks down the three power structures that sit above governments, why central banking is a structural Ponzi scheme, how BlackRock’s AI system controls $25 trillion in capital allocation, who he believes really created Bitcoin — and why that person is now dead.

Plus: the one thing they don’t want you to do with your money.

https://youtu.be/u4RawKdA_gM

00:00 Intro
00:33 Understanding The Power Structures Controlling The World
27:00 How Financial Networks Weld Influence
40:41 Military Testing Caused Gaza 
52:39 Origins of the Financial Industrial Complex
01:05:19 Understanding Global Power Dynamics
01:14:17 The 1953 CIA Coup in Iran They Just Repeated
01:32:03 Discussing China’s Global Role
01:41:56 How US Energy Independence Backfired
02:01:47 Decentralization vs Centralization Currency Debate
02:14:05 Who Is Satoshi?