Alex Jones calls out CBDCs in an interview with Tucker Carlson

Alex Jones, the popular right-wing show host, called out Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in an interview with Tucker Carlson. In the Twitter interview, he also warned about the risks brought by globalisation and entities like Blackrock and the United Nations.

Alex Jones believes that CBDCs are tools that can be used by governments to surveil their citizens. He also believes that these currencies could be used to impose unpopular policies on the citizenry.

CBDC opponents have cited China, which unveiled digital yuan in 2022. While the digital yuan makes it easy for people to send money and shop, it is also incorporated in the country’s social credit score, which asigns businesses a unified social credit code and individuals an identity number. 

The goal is that the government can add negative points when a person commits a crime and positive ones when they do good things like donating to charity.

Alex Jones is not the only conservative who is opposed to CBDCs. Ron Desantis, the governor of Florida, has been one of the leading politicians to come out against these currencies. He believes that these currencies can be used to surveil and block purchases of controversial items like guns.

In May this year, Desantis signed a legislation to protect against government surveillance of personal finances. The bill would prohibit the use of federally sanctioned CBDC as money within Florida. It also banned CBDCs issued by foreign governments, including the digital yuan. Desantis said:

Most people who oppose CBDCs generally have a positive view of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Litecoin. These coins are created by individuals, are not mandatory, and are generally private in nature.

Privacy concerns about CBDCs are growing in other countries. In the UK, where the central bank is working on the digital pound, there are concerns about privacy and the role of the government. These concerns increased after Coutts, a bank owned by NatWest, debanked Nigel Farage a few months ago.

Meanwhile, there are calls to increase regulations of cryptocurrencies. In a statement, Senator Elizabeth Warren warned that one of the top risks in the economy is cryptocurrencies, which is used to fund terrorism, drug trafficking, and North Korea.