Femi LazarusCEO at Femi Lazarus Consulting

If what’s permitted in a society is foolishness, it becomes what the next generation will model.

8 Jul 2026 · 2 min

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In this excerpt from the Declassified Podcast, Femi Lazarus argues that culture is not an organic by‑product but a deliberately engineered construct shaped by consistent actions and media influence. He warns that when a society permits foolish behavior over time, that behavior becomes the identity model for future generations, making it dangerous when such folly is rewarded. The conversation also highlights Lazarus’s extensive background as a Pan‑African activist, media entrepreneur, and mentor, noting his founding of Voice of Africa, Free at Last Rehabilitation, White House Studios, and other ventures. Additionally, a co‑host remarks on Lazarus’s claim that modern algorithms function as weapons of war, underscoring the theme of social engineering through technology.

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Cultures are not just formed. Culture are a product of deliberate and consistent activities of people. Once it is permitted for a period of time, it becomes the identity of the people. If what is permitted in society is foolishness, it becomes what the next generation will model after. So it's not about the society itself, it's about what you are allowed to thrive part-time. And that's why it's very dangerous. The moment it is rewarded consistently, it becomes the pursuit of those coming behind.
On this episode of Declassified Podcast, we turn the lens inward on the man behind the movement. Femi Lazarus, a Pan-African enthusiast at his core, has spent a lifetime championing one conviction, shaping Africa's narratives through media, mentorship, and the quiet deliberate work of social engineering. Founder of Voice of Africa, Free at Last Rehabilitation, his prestigious mentorship academy, White House Studios and record label, and movie productions in the pipeline. A life coach, author, and spiritual voice shaping the moral and intellectual compass of a generation.
Because you said— you made a statement and that I really, really agree with, how that the algorithm is a weapon of war.
In the late '80s into the early '90s, most of the people that were presenters for most American TV stations, news outlets, were CIA agents. So they were not just giving news, they were giving perspectives. But those who are behind the scene are not informing you, they are wiring you. You see, they have also mastered to do something and that is to get involved in movie productions, in selling the emotions to those movies. You have been engineered in certain ways as touchy what to believe. You wake up and you defend your engineering. You will defend it with your life and troll people because social engineering is more powerful than schooling. Social engineering. So come and get her.