Why Narcissistic Leaders Always Fail (In The End)

[@jaceman57]

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities" Voltaire

[@Soapandwater6]

J6.

[@TheJo201]

True

[@user-eb9pv4dw5p9]

​@@Soapandwater6 American evangelicals

[@carolkristian1146]

I have this as a bumpersticker on my car. Unfortunately, I think that the folks who need to understand this quote are incapable of doing so.

[@Soapandwater6]

@@carolkristian1146 It’s over their heads.

[@Delta2099]

I'm here for the comments , i still don't understand how Americans love freedom but keep asking for a King

[@9000ck]

Because they actually want a king. They don't want freedom! They want brown people in internment camps and women in the kitchen having baby after baby. They see themselves as an empire. They deserve their economy to collapse which will if trump has his way with tariffs and deportation of the cheap labor force. They also deserve tulsi gabbard and kristi noem to hand over all your military secrets to putin. they deserve to be dragooned into putin's wars. which they likely will be. the rest of the world don't deserve it. But only the self induced collapse of the US will have any chance of saving it.

[@jamesmcmillan2656]

Americans love the freedom to, for the rest of the world it’s freedom from.

[@rocknroll909]

I'm American and I thought I understood this country. I clearly don't.

[@april6620]

The loud minority does, most of us don't... and since we don't screech at, and try to force our views on, everyone else... the loud, ignorant and easily led minority becomes the stereotype for the USA' culture. Which is utterly embarrassing and infuriating.... I believe solidarity is key, more specifically, class solidarity... if we ever hope to disrupt the status quo of oligarchs running our politics and policy. We have got to get big money and lobby groups outlawed from having any influence over policy. The USA seems to have become the very thing they were running from, at the founding.

[@Avogadros_number]

@@april6620I thought the same until after the election results. Trump represents the majority unfortunately. Well, they messed around and they’re about to find out. Could’ve had 4 years of relative prosperity, but instead they chose chaos.

[@markstephen9044]

If you lose some of your support because of this, just remember that you are saying what needs to be said.

[@feelingoffbalance]

We need to be able to pay the price for self-respect. The price for selling yourself is paid with pieces of yourself and that's something we can't give away.

[@sydastark]

@@feelingoffbalancewell put

[@donnadumare]

Brilliant oratory..... You are ARRIVED❤

[@jayguilloty6560]

Agreed

[@SLAWVS82]

Why they call him Ballsy Holly

[@chikwadokanu9365]

I had a friend at work who honestly said to me, "I've been hearing that Hitler may not have been that bad." Our society is confused and struggling. It's been too long since WWII and people are beginning to forget its lessons. It may be that we may have to again experience the worst humanity can do in order to fix ourselves.

[@PaperMario64]

In the early 2000s, I saw an interview where the guy said the biggest threat to America is misinformation. At the time, that’s didn’t make sense to me, because we were still in the early days of social media. He was a prophet and I wish I could find the video now.

[@kprecious1]

I agree. Humanity will experience something as never before in my belief of what the ancient words in the holy bible have foretold and thats just my belief Its the only solution. These narcisistic kings and leaders will hold no power on Gods day of wrath. not even their money can save them. theyll be throwing it into the streets. “‘They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will become abhorrent to them. Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them in the day of God's fury." (Ezekiel 7:19) I respect everybody elses own opinions. These are just my own. Since WWII , it seems like you say society has been struggling and mandkind has gone downhill.

[@bemusedbandersnatch2069]

As much as I like and use the WWII framework, ever since I watched Hank Green's video on technological revolutions, populism and our terrible moment, I've more come more to the idea that a good chunk of this technologically related than we think. This is 1500s Martin Luther kicking off a round of religious wars using the new invention of the printing press to make cheap pamphlets. Arguably also Hitler using the new fangled mediums of radio and television to appeal to the people. It's not just that we've forgotten the past, so much as we didn't fully understand it well enough to avoid repeating it.

[@patrickspringfeldt7207]

Your friend is just a stupid outlier lol

[@tozkal96]

@@bemusedbandersnatch2069 also we didnt understand the power of influence the new wave of media would have on our society. even just ten years ago some warned of what is happening now but the majority neglected their warnings. missinformation is rampant and everyone seems to only believe in things that confirm their own bias on all sides of every argument. people are brainwashing theirselfs in their own ecochambers.

[@u.s7072]

No matter what happens, I at least can be proud I never fell for it, not even for a moment.

[@maryanngarcia3080]

That’s how I feel

[@sunseraph1919]

Same here. Not even once. Not in 2016, not in 2020 and not now. There was never a time that he ever sounded the least bit appealing or reasonable to me.

[@scottfitzpatrick1939]

We are all in the find out stage together but at least we were not the ones opening the door for it.

[@lolababs206]

Exactly

[@eyezikandexploits]

Even after all this in the video im not convinced Trump is a narcissist. The little things brought up that trump does arent all true and even the true ones dont indicate hes narcissist, he has said narcissistic things but his actions dont convey; "out right narcissist"

[@hansolo3003]

They always fail, but after doing horrific damage

[@jebacina23]

Bingo !

[@Wilhemina]

This is the comment!

[@floof6896]

so basically, trump's probably gonna kill america or start world war 3 and that's when trump dies after billions of innocents have already perished

[@zush5120]

:( 💔

[@chasiekcorb4209]

@@hansolo3003 you guys love to skip the fact that he was already president and everything was just fine lol

[@johnmueller9281]

Common sense is often blinded by hate and fear in this country.

[@abiliv-lf9tz]

Jus commenting before someone says "projecting" and dismisses everything you've said it happens so often I'm sorry 😞

[@Toneloke-3000]

100%

[@traceybenna4150]

The Democrats lack common sense.

[@G84-f5v]

Trust me not only in your country! It happened many times, in history and today all over the world. Id like to quote star wars in this matter "fear is the path to the dark side" even though this comes from a movie there is a lot of truth in those words...

[@cc1k435]

​@@G84-f5vFear is the opposite of love. Love is in everything good. Fear is in everything bad, not just hatred. It's in every war, every harmful decision ever made. For all the Christian nationalism the GOP has gathered about itself, I see zero FAITH in these people, and certainly no love.

[@jshowao]

Seeing all the thumbs up to great comments gives me some level of hope.

[@nobaso620]

I am from Africa and I hope that the western society doesn't collapse I hope that it keeps on moving progressive ideas not to take the retrogressive path that it seems to be taking.

[@buddha6659]

This video has aged extremely well so far looking at the moves Trump has made since his inauguration.

[@LoneWolf1054]

I’m sorry if this video loses you subscribers, but know that your courage to speak the truth has earned both my subscription and my respect

[@JoeMayo1987]

Hear, hear 👏

[@subobing3551]

Mine too!

[@grassCrow]

yea, this video shows he is just grifting stoicism and is starting a club for TDS

[@kelly-bo-belly]

Same

[@Neloch4]

@@grassCrow You people are so predictable lol

[@TheCatThatWasMan]

I’m a veteran of the army, a father of four amazing kids, and a patriot. Thank you for sharing this message. It’s unfortunate that Trump will now illustrate this lesson for the poor ignorant souls who bought his misinformation and put him in the seat of power. He won’t remain there, as you predict based on the evidence of history. Perhaps we needed a reminder of what we hold so precious by having a thug try to rip it out of our grasp. Do not lose hope. There are many ways to resist through the law and our collective resources. American democracy isn’t dead quite yet.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

As long as people fight back it is not dead. There are many many people and organisations resisting in their own ways. Like planning to flood courts with lawsuits in pro-democracy favourable courts with judges appointed by Clinton, Obama and Biden. Using the power of states against the fed. The exact tactics Republicans used to halt progress when they didn't have power, being used against them.

[@swordarmstudios6052]

Vet here as well. Also a fairly rabid right wing dude on more than a few issues. But I had Trump pegged as a con artist early. It's been frustrating to see smart, educated people delude themselves about this guy. Had a buddy of mine - also army buddy. He's a liberal - definately to my left. He also supported Trump over ending overseas wars, because he was a staunch opponent of the Iraq War. Like wtf? I'm a hawk, I believe we need to stand up to our enemies and not be afraid to through our weight around. - but Trump isn't anti-war. He is anti-doing things for good reasons. He'd totally start a war if he saw benefit from it. Which is the problem. This isn't like a debate over if we should force or not. If you voted for Trump because your anti-war, your a fool.

[@jameskile5113]

Excellent comment

[@meekee1490]

I really needed to hear what you said. Thank you so much.

[@howifixedit.9076]

That was all very well said.

[@penelopesheehan5927]

I’m watching this video on Jan 20, 2025. Thank you for your commitment to truth and justice.

[@Hx3ney]

I spent yesterday binging Who Do You Think You Are. Listening to the stories of the mostly tragic lives of our ancestors who fought and sacrificed was comforting. Found little sparks of hope in heros defeating villains or just their circumstances. Today a few more sparks in knowing evil is it's own enemy. What is there to learn tomorrow?

[@centaur7607]

January 21, 2025. I am also thankful for this commitment to truth. Subscribed.

[@josefinasalinas9555]

I just watched this today 1/22/25. I agree 💯 on everything that was said in this video. Subscribed

[@Scabloonshki]

1/23/25

[@CurriedBat]

@@Scabloonshki Day/Month/Year, come on. Keep it clear!

[@Sniffly_Cocoa]

As someone in America, SC specifically, the amount of older people I’ve spoken to recently that keep telling me “Hitler wasn’t bad in the beggining, he just turned that way” is CRAZYYY. The signs are in their face but they’ll do anything they can to ignore it

[@bronsonschnitzel7493]

Glad to see Daily Stoic didnt bend to the tate flavor of stoicism

[@FDTFDTFDT]

The manosphere/incel flavor isn't true Stoicism. Stoicism emphasizes cosmopolitanism, which means treating the world as part of your community. Stoicism requires admitting when you're wrong and being kind to others when they're wrong. It requires taking care of your fellow man. Stoicism is not compatible with libertarianism. Most importantly, Justice is a core virtue of Stoicism. If you support leaders getting special treatment and escaping justice from the law, you're not a Stoic.

[@OneTheBlue]

I doubt that Tate could even properly define the term.

[@kin-of-orakio]

Tate isn't stoic. He's misappropriated the concept.

[@OneTheBlue]

@@kin-of-orakio I've tried to explain that to his worshippers. ...it didn't work.

[@SleepyAirplaneWindow-df6zx]

Tate is NO STOIC

[@jameskile5113]

Thank you Ryan, you have no idea how much this video means to me. Especially as a man, so many toxic, disgusting, and shameful men have become pillars of our culture and our government. Men who belittle the weak, who objectify women, and who have nothing but hate in their hearts have gained so much power in our world. Thank you for standing up for what is right even when it’s difficult. You will never be alone in this fight

[@EllaRoseX]

❤

[@coreychipman]

They will fail.

[@mommar4858]

Thank you James ✌️

[@lestatsluv317]

The way things are right now, it is appreciated to see a man call out the most toxic aspects of "masculinity" for what it really creates. There's a saying that can be summed up as "When you are used to being in power/on top, equality of others can feel like oppression." We are seeing that now. Male supremacy, white supremacy, Christian supremacy, and supremacy of the wealthy have been heavily challenged these past couple of decades and now these people think they have won and they will be able to regain power over all of us once more. It's what they want. But I genuinely believe they will fail. We will all have a rough couple of years, years where we will hopefully learn to truly come together and be in community together without accepting hatred in the process. But by pushing people toward one another that way, because they will be assaulting the basic human rights of the overwhelming majority of the country, they will fail. Trump and everyone around him will fail... just as everyone like them who came before. 💜💜💜

[@Kejsaren]

@@coreychipman Keep telling yourself that.

[@stephenpetro411]

Huge credit to you for being willing to call out Trump for what he is.

[@janm2473]

Yes, I agree..... the American people should expect much turmoil and uncertainty....

[@brucesmith8285]

@@janm2473 maybee some order, common sense, removal or corruption, and justice.

[@lachlanwilson6389]

@@brucesmith8285 If the orange combover guy that won't shut up about how smart he is isn't a narcissist then who the f^ck is?! Not too quick on the uptake?

[@Avogadros_number]

@@brucesmith8285I live here so I hope so, but all evidence points to the contrary.

[@NoDrizzy630]

@@brucesmith8285well not for the next 4 years. Now we will have our own Nero

[@BlueCollarAntiMaga]

I don't comment on much, but I have to say, this is one of the best, most intelligent things I've ever seen on the internet. Extremely well said!

[@GodofGamesss]

Nah it just correlates with your bias.

[@cherrileah9259]

@@GodofGamesss I cannot fathom being as blind as you are

[@felibunni]

@@GodofGamesss What bias? It's a video about historical facts, stoicism and philosophy. Take from it what you will. 😂 Open your mind to alternate perspectives and try to apply logical reasoning, it's not about who's right or wrong or who wins or loses. It's a philosophy that should be followed because in the end, a caring leader cares about the people around them and not just themselves. Crazy that you think otherwise

[@mejudgega]

I wish young men were hearing this instead of listening to andrew tate.

[@crowemagnum1337]

Facts

[@mommar4858]

Yes, the tate and encel stuff are the opposite of men's therapy.

[@JeanCharlesDervieux]

Andrew Tate creates unstable angry man.

[@alcyone-rising]

or ben shapiro or fuentes....creeps

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

You wish young men were hearing this instead of hearing Andrew Tate - is that what you're saying? I can guarantee Andrew Tate isn't going to hear this (not voluntarily, anyway)! Andrew Tate isn't going to voluntarily listen to anything that suggests Nero is anything more than historical.

[@nicolasuzanne7477]

I can't believe people cannot see the disaster coming. It's mindblowing.

[@GeneralBoneyspurs]

Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug. Propaganda don’t help either. Just look at how dogshit Russia is after 20+ years of Putin..

[@brendadavis5391]

Felon 45/47 attached his followers to him by focusing on their fears and that he is their savior. Maybe the followers' egos or fears don't want to see/admit they made mistakes of following this Felo 45/47.

[@kristalpower292]

How much world history is taught around the world and includes connections between past events and today’s problems. Philosophy isn’t a subject area and ethics isn’t given as an option to studies of religion. In the US there seems to be every little oversight to Home schooling. Whole communities are dictating what is and isn’t taught. Many choosing to focus on the three Rs reading writing and arithmetic. After that it usually self sustaining skills like cooking, cleaning and community contribution that is basically a skill that can be used to earn money or as barter to get help from others in the community. In terms of history it’s either family history or church history. This is the danger of Trump he will say crazy things and some somewhat sensible things when people are rightfully distrust their government or approach with some scepticism. You never know which things he honestly believes and thinks he can get away with and what is said to gain attention or motivate others to do for him. It’s scary that this man’s whole life is documented and people are still shocked by his words and actions or feel betrayed when he acts in true Donald fashion and has you focused on this issue while he’s over there in the room where it happens cutting a deal he knows no one would support. C

[@clarencemoore1079]

Our "Dear Leader" has been on this track for his entire life. His nieces book Too Much and Never Enough spells his shortcomings out clearly. But people still believe his lies and exaggerations of his competency, to thier own decrement. SAD FOR AMERICA!!!! 😢😢

[@freezingcathedral]

What you call disaster the rest of us call "fixing it." You'll see.

[@mdav30]

As a psychologist, - especially one who works a lot with men - Trump's incredible level of narcissism has been obvious since he won the nomination in 2016. This video asks what does someone do with power. With Trump in 2016, rather than tack to the center and bring people together, he simply went on his vain, egotistical, maniacal crusade in service of himself. This video does a great job of showing us that history has this lesson for us, but also that it's possible to ignore history and to fall into the service of a weak, ignorant despot. So here we go again.

[@lauraporter3434]

I can confirm all you wrote. I've taught teens ( mostly boys) for 3- decades & it's horrendous...

[@Mompreneur71]

So true!

[@HoopsKevinski.]

He won nom 6/16; it was obvious long prior. Greg Palast called him winning Prez 3/16. I called it 11/15! Why? *OUR* narcissism. We can't even handle self-evident truth that OpenBorders (& NoncitizenVoting) MadeAmericaGreat. He's follows Trumpers, not vice versa. Re-watch his infamous POW slur. Right after he said it, the tiny crowd lightly groaned & he did instant 180°, saying "Ok, maybe he's a hero".

[@HoopsKevinski.]

He won nom 6/16; it was obvious long prior. Greg Palast called him winning Prez 3/16. I called it 11/15! Why? *OUR* narcissism. We can't even handle self-evident truth that OpenBorders (& NoncitizenVoting) MadeAmericaGreat. He's follows Trumpers, not vice versa. Re-watch his infamous POW slur. Right after he said it, the tiny crowd lightly groaned & he did instant 180°, saying "Ok, maybe he's a hero".

[@HoopsKevinski.]

He won nom 6/16; it was obvious long prior. Greg Palast called him winning Prez 3/16. I called it 11/15! Why? *OUR* narcissism. We can't even handle self-evident truth that OpenBorders (& NoncitizenVoting) MadeAmericaGreat. He follows Trumpers, not vice versa. Re-watch his infamous POW slur. Right after he said it, the tiny crowd lightly groaned & he did instant 180°, saying "Ok, maybe he's a hero".

[@Mrs_xixi]

Social media is the most dangerous thing nowadays - why? Because all off us are now able to live in our echo chamber. And it’s oh so sad. Thank you for this!

[@tejayfluffy6014]

People have always lived in echo chambers.(Clubs/friendgroups/towns/Nations) when there's a limited access to information, people become a blob of limited knowledge. The problem is the size of the groups that find themselves within the echo chamber. Hitlers "Volksempfänger" we're exactly that.

[@johnmclaughlin2392]

I do believe they usually fail but they tend to drag a great deal of innocent people down when they do.

[@ManicPandaz]

Sadly true.

[@GodofGamesss]

I find it funny that the "left" still doesn't realize that the "right" rather has "narcissistic orange senile criminal dictator" as their leader then having a "leftist woke" tell them how they "should" live their lives. Yeah polarization has gotten that bad, good job on that.

[@ryanflynn6819]

Why are u acting like Joe Biden or Kamala would be better. Why are u libs being hyper critical of trump while ignoring how bad the dens have been

[@bemusedbandersnatch2069]

Stalin had a stroke and lay paralyzed on the floor of his bathroom for a day because he'd ordered his guard to stay outside of his room until he called him in. The guard suspected something was wrong but was too afraid to go into the room until it was too late. The stroke eventually did Stalin in, and what an appropriately miserable way to go, but that does nothing to undo the misery, death, and suffering he caused during his reign.

[@johnmclaughlin2392]

@ There’s a great black comedy, The Death of Stalin, that makes light of this scenario. Check it out if you haven’t already.

[@JorJorIvanovitch]

I'm a 40-year-old white dude from Iowa. I fish, I do most of my own car repairs, philosophy was one of my majors in college, and I'm a Never-Trumper. I'm glad to find this channel. Men, especially white guys for this particular problem given voting demographics, need to stand up and speak out and try to persuade our friends to choose the path toward virtue and recognize malevolent leaders when they emerge. If the rest of us don't do it, too many men will be easy prey for the entrapments of the authoritarian right and their designs for theocratic autocracy. 2 of my 3 best friends voted for the man who said he wants to be a dictator. I'm obviously failing at this task currently, but I won't give up and I won't give in.

[@zxy78267]

I grew up in Nebraska and still have family members there. They are all Trumpers. My best friend of years stopped talking to me when he found out that I don't support Trump. We talked all the time and went and played pool together. We'd known each other since we were little kids in school. Even after I relocated for work, we stayed in touch. Then Trump came along, and that was the end. No real discussion or anything, he just stopped texting and talking to me. My parents have passed away, but I do still have a sister and some cousins there. I hear from my sister occasionally, and I text her. A lot of times she doesn't respond for a long time. She sends me the obligatory birthday and holiday texts, but not much more than that. There are millions and millions of people, family and friends, even spouses, who have split because of trump. It's so strange. There isn't a lot of wiggle room; people either love him, or loathe him. But that's not even that important. Our national security is at stake with him, especially given his seven plus private phone calls with Putin over the summer.

[@TYsdrawkcaB]

keep up with what you do. its people like you who we need if we want to win against fascism.

[@Incandescentiron]

I have at least one brother, I expect a second I voted for Trump. I too feel like I've somehow failed them. I think personal fear is what drives this support for Trump. Overcoming fear is more difficult than reason can balance.

[@ChristianLeFer]

You’re a fool if you think a “narcissist” is worse than a puppet Marxists. Read some history.

[@natkay9994]

More men like you needed for sure

[@johndee721]

Narcissists hate hearing things they do not like and always“ shoot” the messenger

[@christineneff3018]

Like toddlers

[@mjinba07]

I've been "shot" by narcissists. I'm still here. And I'm still fighting.

[@RippleDrop.]

Yes

[@christofthedead]

That diagnostic criteria includes all normal human behaviour. Removing context & making universal statements doesn't sound smart.

[@mjinba07]

@@christofthedead For better or worse, "narcissism" has moved from clinical vernacular into common parlance, along with other terms like "depressed,," "schizophrenic," and "manic" replacing language like self centeredness, feeling down, two sided, crazy, etc.. There's no turning back, I think.

[@dancesingsmile]

22:42 a good leader’s mantra should be “even if it’s not my fault, it’s still my responsibility”

[@user-dv2ee5yg9s]

I love how you add "in the end" because they will seem like there winning for a short time but like everything in the world its about longevity not short term success

[@itshonestlydaniel]

Lmao it’s funny how you’re being all motivational now when yall had the same reaction to Trump being unpopular in 2021 that we Trump supporters have to him winning now. Literally 4 years ago ppl thought trump was never gonna win again… look what happened…

[@spacetoast7783]

@@itshonestlydaniel Wow, I can't believe there's a nonzero number of people who thought Trump couldnot win again! That's wild!

[@distorta]

​​@@itshonestlydanielTrump won, you didn't win, learn the distinction

[@galaxy_real1]

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[@galaxy_real1]

​​​@@distorta what does that have to do with his comment 😂

[@gritsjackson]

We stopped demanding better out of leaders, because we stopped demanding better of ourselves.

[@jovigogu]

💯

[@rogeriodavidnicholasrodrig4294]

Everyone accountable for everything they do good or bad let's just keep it real and call it spade a spade call a duck a duck and call a goose a goose please and thank you God Bless America all of you are my brothers and sisters no matter what you think feel or believe

[@benloesch2012]

THIS!!!!

[@Phoenix-rising]

Entitled to be regarded as goddesses, the others are expected to disappear from the face of the earth.

[@mattk1128]

Damn, spitting facts

[@Auricale]

I've never seen a more positive comment section in my life. I'm glad and happy to know there are others who share similar values and beliefs.

[@hillehai]

Evidently not enough to win the election though :)

[@emulgatorx]

It was very smart to put the segment on Trump in the second half and therefore way beyond the attention span of Trumpers.

[@lisaahmari7199]

Me too.❤

[@lisaahmari7199]

​@emulgatorx 😂

[@Muzikrazy213]

Well I share those same values and virtues but I can also see the not just writing but a whole MURAL on the wall of our impending doom. And I sadly have no beliefs that anyone on Capitol Hill will save us. Good heart. But no hope.

[@dancesingsmile]

A piece of advice my mother gave me that I really took to heart and still use to this day: If you get mad and defensive when people give you feedback, eventually they’ll just stop trying and then you’ll really be in trouble.

[@Aoiraider]

As someone who is a long term student of Taoist and Buddhist philosophy, I have had so many concerns that stoic content creators were just shadow promoters of alt-right philosophy and I am so glad that at the very least your channel has gotten it exactly right. I think this is exactly the conclusion the school of stoicism leads us to.

[@merlin5662]

I believe ted talk KZbin channel did a video on stoicism which basically said that stoicism is a good thing when you balance it right, it's not bad or good but something to talk into moderation

[@havingfunisnthard]

After the election, a few spiritual/stoic leaders I follow went ‘mask off’ and came out as right wing grifters. Seeing that Ryan did not meant a lot to me.

[@delldickerson8766]

Please just explain why I should have voted for an administration that wants Russia as an enemy and just authorized the use of long range MISSILES! Genuine question guys I need to understand how you can logically have these conclusions or your comments and this hole video didn’t age well

[@DolphinWithIgloo-fg3ow]

@@delldickerson8766Case in point. You see it as someone “wanting” an enemy as opposed to the courage to protect allies. If Russia’s borders ever touch Poland, It’s going to be WWIII without question. Russian govt will pick up where it left off if given the opportunity. You fail to see the historical forest for the trees.

[@delldickerson8766]

@ so then let me ask you this what Russia did with Cuba in the Cold War or if they funded some country close to us to fight a proxy war now how should America retaliate against that and to your point about if Russia ever touches Poland where did you get this info from you think it’s okay to make it more likely to get into ww3 on the bases of an assumption that you accuse Russia of doing but we did that to them with nato under the false idea of protecting allies that are mostly pro Russia how does your conclusion make sense

[@Puppa_Bless]

I was afraid to open the comment section, but glad I did. My faith has been restored 🙏

[@Joris-KarlHuysmans]

Yes, same here. He’s ultimately a human. He will cause a lot of trouble and pain, but he is just human.

[@SimAG117]

That because the video is 32 minutes... It's to longue for people who make they believe on 20 sec video or text less then 140 words ;)

[@warrioremperor6320]

You do know kiddo those comments were bots also they were correct you are just a gay liberal I am guessing

[@Mr_Spiderbacon1]

@warrioremperor6320 rage bait used to be believable 😔

[@TenFeetDown]

that's because you are in an echo chamber

[@r3m1]

In my industry we call this "toxic positivity". Success elevate leaders to a point they don't hear feedback anymore, it goes to their head and they start making huge mistakes without realising the consequences. When faced with those consequences, they either make excuses, blame something else, or they leave and start another venture somewhere else (usually with diminishing success)

[@vinventure-wi8bx]

Oh yes i use that term too. Describes german gov and current main bureacracies here perfectly.

[@Nathan-lw1kv]

​@@vinventure-wi8bxour government is exactly the opposite! They literally stepped back because it's what the people wanted. The kind of leader described here would never give up power just like that or admitting mistakes.

[@vinventure-wi8bx]

The people have been demanding step down for a long time. Only when it was absolutely not feasable anymore did they do it. Chancellor is complicit in multiple tax frauds wirecard and cumex. And current gov never admits mistakes. Why else do like 70% of the populace distrust and dislike the current gov? And toxic positivity is very evident in both the gov and the regulatories and partly to blame for a slow decline, which ex ministers reported frequently, especially around habeck.

[@vinventure-wi8bx]

Well lovely.. i wrote an extensive reply, but yt censorship dislikes freedom of speech and opinion. Stating the tax frauds certain politicians are complicit in is apparently not possible. And most of the populace wanted the current gov to step down for ages, but they waited as long as possible for it. The system in germany is very bad with no citizen veto, no direct democracy and "party list system" which basically results in "toxic positivity" and one sidedness as was very evident by the speech of one spd politican who gave a very detailed acc of the inner workings of parliament. It all depends on the variance of news people consume since many are ghastly uncritical and just P.R. instead of journalism. Either way we want what is best for the country and currently both economy, wealth, transparency etc are all going down hill thanks to numerous factors, especially vast oligarchy lobbyism.

[@memento81]

@@Nathan-lw1kv we'll have that sitting out each scandal mindset back with the CDU soon

[@Songinana]

These past few weeks since he took office have felt like a candle's wick burning at the rate of dynamite. Like the burning of an empire but viewed through the express lane. Watching this video has brought me some comfort in knowing that there are others that see him for who he is, and also who he surrounds himself with. Be safe everyone, and hopefully we can find comfort within each other when there's little to be found in our leaders.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

Work with groups that support what you want for the country. Ideas: ACLU, People Power United.

[@patrickspringfeldt7207]

Strange I've thought the opposite was happening.

[@Songinana]

@@patrickspringfeldt7207 It could be for you, it's all a matter of perspective. What matters is how you're handling what's going on in the world, and making it through to where you feel safe and are able to breath. Don't forget to take care of yourself, especially when things get to be too much.

[@Songinana]

@@elizabethsohler6516 That's a great idea. I've been looking into special interest groups, but going beyond that to wider support groups is super smart. Let's find our communities!

[@LambentLight00]

yeah, I’m pretty scared >< I’m glad my boyfriend is around to comfort me

[@a.g.2700]

To all the gentlemen that have commented and connected with this video and information, I thank you. You have restored my faith in men. You have confirmed that there are still "good" men out there and that we (men and women) stand together against the tyranny of oppressive leaders. Thank you gentlemen!! Much love from Canada

[@SmellyMel24]

I second this

[@bunnybgood411]

Just men?

[@Ylemonade]

Yeah, and if you have an issue with that because you don't understand the full nuance of that discussion, you're not one of the good ones. ​@@bunnybgood411

[@Eveningbreeze721]

​@@bunnybgood411 I think the reference is related to what we are seeing a lot of from mostly men all across social media and news.

[@atheistmom]

From Canada??? Will you sponsor my immigration???

[@triple_sec0]

Thank you for this episode. So many of us Americans are ignorant about the signs and impact of narcissistic behavior and personality disorder. Too many of us are manipulated easily by narcissists in politics.

[@brucesmith8285]

@@triple_sec0 did you ever read up on kamala? How she became a prosecuter.

[@brucesmith8285]

@@triple_sec0 and what about kamala? Have you ever read up on her?

[@OneTheBlue]

@@brucesmith8285 "WhataboutKamala", is the bulk of the right-wing thought process. The balance is Trump worship.

[@gaffawebber]

​@brucesmith8285 really?

[@brucesmith8285]

@gaffawebber yea, really? Have you. She would bankrupt the country in less than 4 years. Just look how she got billions for her campaign and still got crushed. Facts vs emotion. You should be insulted that they slipped her in there. Sleepy joe would have done better.

[@James-9999]

This vid is going to be so fire in 4 years

[@cathyr9691]

I think 6 months

[@StormyLines]

It’s fire now!

[@chrisivan_yt]

Trumpers no wall having ass got trumped 😂

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

Unless it’s taken down. This shit is serious. Some will be silenced.

[@theduck2970]

Leopards would be full by then.

[@ObeyCamp]

That Thrasea story is truly incredible. What an impactful story for this moment in history, with the re-emergence of fascism around the world. Falsely accused of crimes the despotic leader of his country has entirely imagined, Thrasea calmly accepts the situation he's in and says "Nero can kill me, but he cannot harm me." What a timelessly powerful thing. I wish Thrasea could've known that 2000 years later we're still discussing that moment, still deriving fortitude from his final declaration, and that his words still ring with the kind of wisdom no tyrant can kill, and still serving to teach us-people separated by two millennia and at least one language-how to be brave in the face of authoritarianism and refuse to submit or change our beliefs to accommodate tyrants. What a bona fide legend.

[@handingoutmangos]

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

[@spartiguuts1630]

History would get expelled for plagiarism at this point.

[@firebald2915]

The best of men are men at best. Just who ls it who lift up and agree with these men in the first place ? They don't get into power in a vacuum. They who feed the monster are the ones who are the problem.

[@wvvwwvwvv]

TDS is terminal

[@alfsmith4936]

@@wvvwwvwvv Grow up before it's too late

[@brandonf24]

​@@wvvwwvwvvfaux, performative patriotism rallying around the mendacity of a wannabe strongman, the most obvious self-serving charlatan in American political history, is delusional and self-evident of both the working class grievances derived from half a century of neoliberal deregulatory, union-busting outsourcing, and special-interest peddling policymaking on the one hand and its entrenchment with three decades of a post-fairness doctrine media landscape of blowhards, conspiracists, propagandists, and tartuffes on the other mainstreaming a John Birch Society-level of lunacy and vapid, unnuanced bumpersticker politics. You, stranger, are one of millions evidently susceptible to it and woefully ill-equipped to overcome it.

[@Sophiedorian0535]

Narcissists don’t have big egos. They have a sprung a big leak in the bottom of their ego when growing up. That’s why they have to constantly top up on validation.

[@JessB009]

Interesting perspective but I also know they can be made from being praised too much as children leading them into a delusion in adulthood that they can never be wrong.

[@bobs182]

@@JessB009 People with personality disorders are deeply insecure which is why they are so defensive about anything negative about themselves.

[@mh6276]

@@bobs182 One thing. We should start talking about PD's because it is important to this. People with ASPD AKA psychopaths are typically characterised by inflated ego's but from what I have seen and heard about them, they seem to have an ironclad confidence in their greatness and nothing seems to be able to shake them. They also are unshakeable when it comes to almost everything else as well. I am not a psychologist but I do know a lot about mental illness. They tend to do quite well as leaders (sociopaths, not psychopaths) and they also need to have insight.

[@4biddenPoison]

@@mh6276I think you need to do a bit more studying especially if you’re trying to talk about ‘PD’ or personality disorders, which there is a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. For both narcissism as a trait and as a diagnosed personality disorder, the original comment is still correct. Please try to refrain from pinning diagnoses, especially ones as complex as personality disorders, to random people who haven’t even spoken to you when you’re not even qualified. All this does is create stereotypes and spread misinformation that is incredibly detrimental.

[@terranman4702]

There is a difference between having traits or a personality disorder.

[@Kicklighter.A]

Finally!!! Someone actually talking about the obvious narcissist personality disorder of Trump!

[@JRoseBooks]

To be fair, I've heard it talked about for several years now . . . Maybe the algorhythms just aren't showing it to you.

[@mariosanpedro9782]

You have no clue.

[@duxmealux281]

Jordan Peterson busted this myth. Most of the influencers saying trump is a narcissist don't have a background in psychology (including this guy). Or personal experience with trump. Just assumptions

[@Avogadros_number]

@@mariosanpedro9782he displays every trait

[@mdav30]

There is a whole book called The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump that was authored in his first term that features a whole bunch of prominent psychologists and psychiatrists detailing his condition. Most name him as a malignant narcissist. As a psychologist I can say basically the entire field sees this in him. I know the hope of that book was to warn people, but the message got lost in all the chaos of that first term.

[@mvflp2218]

Man, KZbin really took awhile to bring this to me. Its really nice finding people with a sense of morality.

[@user-he8qx5nv7y]

It does amaze me how many Trump supporters in these comments are so full of hatred for a man expressing his own opinion, just because it doesn't align with theirs. People who support Trump insist its not a cult, yet they scold literally anyone who criticises him.

[@ThyCorylus]

You could replace Trump with Harris and you will still be correct. Red and Blue are both cults. Look beyond your echo chamber.

[@Soapandwater6]

Exactly how cult members behave. Only the Divine Orange Cult Leader knows the truth. Everyone else in the whole world is lying to them.

[@kin-of-orakio]

They prove it's a cult through their own words and actions

[@aschmitty9427]

It's a cult

[@Soapandwater6]

@@aschmitty9427 a cult, indeed. People in a cult never know they are in a cult.

[@Kurdish20226]

This video is probably gonna age like fine wine

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

It’s unfortunate that there will now be countless consumer protection dismantling rollbacks when Trump starts. Biden passed many consumer protection laws which benefit and protect us, eg: 1. No Medical Surprises Act, 2. The Federal Trade Commission announced final “click-to-cancel” rule that requires sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up. Most of the final rule’s provisions will go into effect 180 days after it is published in the Federal Register. 3. The Biden-Harris Administration announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a final rule that requires airlines to promptly provide passengers with automatic cash refunds when owed. The new rule makes it easy for passengers to obtain refunds when airlines cancel or significantly change their flights, significantly delay their checked bags, or fail to provide the extra services they purchased. 4. Rule for removing medical debt from credit reports 5. Act stopping credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8. Unfortunately a republican federal judge appointed by Trump blocked it. 6. Take a moment to google for more information on the many Biden consumer protection laws he passed for us.

[@CianBrennan]

This is the sad thing sometimes about being ‘right’.. I wish you weren’t right but you probably will be

[@Kurdish20226]

@ yea i wish i wasnt either. Probably bad times comingz

[@QisforQadim]

@@Kurdish20226 If in four years things are better, will you remember this? Or hide from it?

[@ジ金]

@@QisforQadimif in 4 years four things are better than Americans win. That's a good thing. So why would you look at it as a failure? Conversely if in 4 years America is worse, you'd look to why it is worse.

[@Paradox20XX]

It boggles my mind how 45/47 isn’t held accountable for January 6th. There is truly something terribly wrong with this country.

[@claypunk]

I lost any faith in the US after Sandy Hook. That country peaked a while ago

[@flan6449]

Privileges only given to dictators

[@TheRasiani]

Nothing happened to Wall St executives after 2008, either.

[@mikenapier3598]

The American Empire peaked in power post WW2 and has been in solid decline since. Lost in Vietnam, Iraq x2, Afghanistan....And their power is still falling with the rise of the Brics. May have won the cold war but lost the battle of a healthy democracy in the process.

[@claypunk]

@@mikenapier3598 I’m not particularly worried about BRICS at all. Russia is toast in the long run. China and India each have their own huge problems. Brazil has great potential but needs very smart guidance. I look at the US historically as a big talker of democracy but it never really practiced it

[@wellthatgotweird]

Today I listened to that lovely Bishop that asked Dump & Vapid for mercy for those who live in between. Dump was offended because he doesn't understand kindness. He literally farts in fans and then is upset at the smell.

[@distracted5767]

You can't plea to a narcs emotions. They don't have empathy. It's an insult to them and they find the person "suffering" from these silly emotions as "weak". They think their handicap to be able to connect and have empathy is what makes them superior. And helping them, suggesting something or a plea only makes them either angry and insulted or feel distain and disgust. They really couldn't care less. They only "respect" (not our definition of respect) people with power. A person being humane or kind is reason enough to overpower them and take them over because this disorder makes the normal humans look as weak in their perspective. He doesn't understand leadership. They lie so well because they're not lying. In their head and phantasy, it's the truth. So they don't feel guilty , because there is always a reason for their bad behavior. When you've been in a relationship with a narc. You know you can't appeal to their mercy or empathy because it's not there. If you cry they will do it worse and their pupils dilate like shark eyes. Because it actually excites them to have this power and to see you break. It was very brave and needed to hear what she said more for the people. The emperor isn't wearing any clothes, he just doesn't know it yet.

[@rn2811]

Getting them to self reflect is a huge injury on their part and why he came out attacking.

[@garyhambly3769]

I find it stunning that a country that decided to become a Republic as opposed to a Monarchy then gave its leader the power to simply pardon anyone they chose. Regardless of the fact that they had been tried and convicted. What an archaic system...

[@marleylove510]

I feel like this is why they stopped educating us, schools suck now. They wanted us uneducated so they could guide the uneducated, simple minded people to have a dumb country. This is what we get…a bunch of ignorant, uneducated people voting for an ignorant, misogynistic, undereducated, lazy person , who has NO idea how to run a McDonald’s, let alone a country, like trump, who they think is a god.

[@marleylove510]

Sorry, I’m a little angry, and annoyed, but I don’t want my country to fail, so I hope he has good people working for him, to guide him in the right way.

[@Ray-p1l]

​@@marleylove510 He doesn't hire good people... His Last 4 yrs he fired all the good people.

[@balls-lover-34]

@@marleylove510 he doesnt

[@MickAllen-n5w]

​@marleylove510 sorry to say it but check his choices so far. All a55 kissers.

[@ceanhuckabay1559]

"It's impossible to learn what you think you already know." That's a great quote. It reminds me of the Dunning Kruger effect.

[@bryanbuff]

Bingo

[@distracted5767]

Learning is often based on emotions to recieve insight and then change. Empathy and connection and those type of emotions are something people with npd don't possess. It's a handicap. So they are doomed to repeat the same behavior. The emperor isn't wearing any clothes. He's the only one that doesn't know it yet.

[@TheOpiningOrangutan]

I commend you for making this video. It takes guts to speak out against a cult leader

[@HauntedHarmonics]

It's a hard thing to do, especially when he has so much support. Sometimes I feel like Trump's reputation is held together by groupthink alone, and it makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills (which is exactly what they want, to be fair). Notice that most Trump supporters will never defend his actions on their merits, but by how many others are willing to validate his actions. For example, when Trump does something indefensible and you call it out, their response is often: "Half of the country voted for him, how terrible can he be?" They find strength in their size, and as their numbers grow, so does their ability to otherize and ostracize their critics. And it's very effective, because humans are social creatures. We find it difficult to speak out against the group, and so many join their ranks due to the sheer gravity of their size. Which is exactly why this type of criticism is so necessary. When we remain silent, we allow their influence to grow uncontested. And the more it grows, the easier it is to justify. And the further we drift from our reality & morals.

[@delldickerson8766]

So how do you explain Joe Biden authorizing the use of long range American missile on Russia right before the transfer of power instead of trump destroying America people like you supporting corruption and war are gonna destroy the world with echo-chamber ideology that has no truth only delusion like yea the guy wanting to stop world war 3 happening because the military industry complex and democrats want to keep funding a war so they can fill their pockets is the bad guy maybe instead only scrolling through social media in your echo-chambers go talk to real people around the world your comment didn’t age well yea let’s vote for an administration that is doing everything they can to get into a conflict with Russia that will save America 👍 get tf out of here I thought stoics were supposed to have reason lmao 😂

[@delldickerson8766]

Please just explain why I should have voted for an administration that wants Russia as an enemy and just authorized the use of long range MISSILES! Genuine question guys I need to understand how you can logically have these conclusions or your comments and this hole video didn’t age well

[@Harshil2456]

@@delldickerson8766Well, anything is better than selling out Ukraine and give Putin complete freedom to do what he wants with other post-Soviet states. I assure u, a rebuilt USSR will be much more dangerous than a puny Russia which can’t even win against a tiny Ukraine. Moreover, if Americans are scared of a country which can’t even beat a puny neighbour, then u guys really need to question ur country’s Superpower status or ur future role in global affairs. 😅

[@ldawg7117]

​@@delldickerson8766You are clearly a Trump supporter and you're talking about logic? How are you people so out of touch? Almost all of your talking points you only believe because he told you them. I wonder if you've ever had a single independent thought in your life? Somebody tells me you haven't. At least not since 2016.

[@kreestyle8986]

I am watching this on 1/24/25 and very concerned more than ever for our country & our safety.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

Work with groups that support what you WANT for the country, ACLU, People Power United.

[@L0neFollow3r]

Imagine being scared for our country after the corrupt are getting kicked out of office.

[@L0neFollow3r]

Weren’t concerned when they were pocketing billions of us tax dollars

[@kasperchristensen8416]

"It's impossible to learn that which you think you already know" I like that one 🙂

[@tsebosei1285]

I've reached a point where I listen to learn, rather than focusing on who else should be hearing the message. I recognize that if something triggers me, it's an indication of what I need to work on. There's no need to worry about others; they'll come to their lessons in their own time when they're ready.

[@flovv4580]

Well said. “The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.” ― Augustine of Hippo

[@grillinman84]

It is not our duty or responsibility to force lessons on others. Time sorts it out one way or another.

[@lindawellner5415]

Well said...just wish from your heart that all beings awaken

[@TampaDave]

@@lindawellner5415 " I am perceiving everyone, including myself, as an awakening being who is here to claim his or her birthright to the higher consciousness planes of unconditional love and oneness. " Ken Keyes

[@caseyimiller]

Tyvm as I needed this since I read comments too often while the video is playing, like this

[@WolfWhite-kj1nr]

Fantasy is where narcissists live and thrive...Reality and truth is their kryptonite...

[@thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279]

Unfortunately due to Fox Spews and right wing grifters and the sane washing of Drumps lies and ignorance by the general media have lead to truth and reality being on life support in the USA and the next few years will decide whether the plug is pulled or not....either way you Fu*ked this USA.

[@niningsetia4213]

Ehhhh.. ngomong nyaw😂😂😂😂 Damn Wish I were there 😂😂😂

[@abiliv-lf9tz]

@niningsetia4213 In reality? ...I don't understand tha first half

[@TampaDave]

@@abiliv-lf9tz I also don't understand the emojis. What do you suppose is the effing joke? 😼

[@TampaDave]

I agree with the sentiment exactly. A narcissist's ego requires him to gaslight himself. Shining a real light helps expose the fantasy, eating away at the narcissist's projections. I do notice a disagreement between subject (plural) and verb (singular) in your post. It are ok, though.

[@guerrero520]

And despite all that, people still disregarded and went for an encore. I’ve never felt so gaslit.

[@barryporter6993]

Stoicism will help us all survive the next few years.

[@LD-qj2te]

Sadly the republicans have been setting this up since the Clinton era and especially with George bush jr

[@deevnn]

Everyone who cares about our Democratic Republic needs ACT and not sit down and watch America fall.

[@NifftyMelinoë]

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[@martavdz4972]

As someone who was born in an oppressive regime - please NO! Fight, keep resisting, try to find common ground with people who aren't completely brainwashed. Stay as much human as possible. Act. Please.

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

​@@martavdz4972That's what California is already doing !

[@wednesday8397]

THANK YOU! Anyone who has a problem with this video is unfortunately not living in reality.

[@otamaanna4729]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! For being morally courageous and principled. I seriously questioned my sanity as all my family members voted for the Neroesque Narcissist

[@mandyncj1]

Ooooh! Can I borrow that term???

[@michaelborror4399]

I bet even mousalini and nero probably washed their hands after going to the bathroom, though the former would be more likely to purge the woke military, and though caligula wasn't above promoting his horse or injecting bleach; good enough comparison and nice to have smart help digging up burst pipes anyway though? Or half caligula half mousalini, putin can be half hitler half stalin, and kim can be half kim half nero maybe?

[@Cherrysmith2809]

One of my daughters and a grandson voted for Trump. I am struggling with this, of how to respond if they make a comment. I want to keep my family intact. For now, all I have said is, “this will end badly.” They refuse to have a dialogue about it. They know I am very against Trump.

[@hiphoppingalong]

@@Cherrysmith2809can you be involved with those with morals that support such a person?

[@maryanngarcia3080]

My family is crazy too . I stay away from them.

[@Always_Meeka]

Wow! I don’t know how this came up on my feed, but you Sir are spot on! It’s amazing how you made this months ago, but it encompasses my thoughts over the past week. We are certainly in for a wild ride.

[@Hilofbeansthesecond]

“Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill-will, and selfishness - all of them due to the offenders’ ignorance of what is good or evil.” - Marcus Aurelius

[@JariDawnchild]

I think I will put this on a canvas and stick it on my wall.

[@atheistmom]

That's good stuff!!!!

[@_kyrie_01]

Get over yourself. I swear you people are weak mentally, we sat through 4 years of Joe Biden & Harris and went about our lives. Do the same and stop crying

[@CelestialNerd336]

​@_kyrie_01 false. You kept throwing tantrums claiming that the election was rigged, plastered the "I did that" Biden stickers on every gas pump on the planet, and are still swearing that the sane people who got vaccinated will die any second now. I have never seen such a frothing-mad group of sore losers in my life than the ones who were mad about the Biden administration existing.

[@davidaugustofc2574]

​@@_kyrie_01 because Biden did better overall, even if he was older and more debilitated. Not a good sign for the future

[@Johnkostercreative]

Thank the gods you've got the balls, principles and intelligence to stand up and tell the truth despite what negative impact this may have on your subscriber count. Thank you.

[@godparticle89]

I agree courage is one of the virtues and he nailed it!! 😊 to risk his business so he can tell the truth is absolutly admirable.

[@brucesmith8285]

@@Johnkostercreative congradulations you want to get political and go woke. Well i can tell you marcus was not woke. Just read what he thought about woman. I'll find my stocism elsewhere. The books and videos are free. Ryan pushed his snakeoil anyways. Thank you ryan for showing your true colors.

[@jakes658]

​@@brucesmith8285What's woke in this context? What does that even mean?

[@FrankWolfeUDL]

"You dare suggest the emperor wears no clothes???"

[@positivp]

@@jakes658he has no idea

[@williamburdumy7942]

Thank you Ryan for your courage and service to this country in spite of the oppostion you will face. The following four years will be a terrible trial for not only America, but also for its closest allies. No matter what happens though, each of us must bear witness to what is right and do it in spite of all odds, while remembering that the truth can be delayed, but never destroyed.

[@mateuszm.4172]

I'm citizen of Poland. Your video reminds exactly what we've experienced between 2015-2023 when right side party was leading our country. There was a change, we escaped, but there is big chance that bad past will come back. I have an impression that narcissism can represent even a group of people like political parties. I'm afraid that this is a global trend and try to understand why, what is going on that people choose one type of a leaders, the same almost in Europe, US etc.

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

I am an ICU nurse who cared for COVID patients. I work in a large hospital and we saw the sickest of the sick. It is so frustrating to me when the severity of the pandemic is completely dismissed. The heath care system was on the brink of collapse and there was a great deal of collateral damage that was suffered by the mishandling of the pandemic by the Trump administration and the disinformation. We had 3 extra units open. The Navy had to come in and help us. When the vaccines were released the ones who died were overwhelmingly unvaccinated. We were being threatened with violence and the care we were providing patients was obstructed by families who did not trust us. Many of the unvaccinated patients we cared for were MAGA anti-vaxxers and their families made our lives hell. We ran out of gowns and masks. We had to reuse N95s for days. I will never forget the day when a respiratory therapist told me we were down to 1 ventilator and the dark laugh we shared wondering what would happen. The amount of nurses who quit working bedside is staggering. Anyone who worked in direct patient care during the COVID pandemic has some level of PTSD. Hospital systems have found that nurses can do more with less, when pressed, and now that is the standard. Trump and MAGA ideology has had a devastating impact on the heath care system and cannot be understated. The lesson I have learned from Trump's win is that if you tell a lie over and over and over and over again, it becomes the truth. That is exactly what he did and it worked.”

[@jimboh.2654]

Trump lifted lockdowns and encouraged not to wear masks

[@nathanhecker2153]

seconding this

[@jimboh.2654]

@@Tad-For-Global-Peace and people say Trump was good president, way he handled covid was disaster.

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

☮️🌎☮️

[@vulpsturm]

Thank you for the inflated glove TikTok videos where you put them in your pants and danced. True heroes have never been seen before in human history.

[@sheilawang7563]

This is the best analysis of Trump I have ever heard . Better than anyone publicly and privately. Thank you for the great insights.

[@bobs182]

Most people don't have the self-awareness to understand psychology and personality disorders like Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It is disheartening to see someone obviously as flawed as Trump get control of the country. Much of this is the result of wealthy people getting more and more money and power over the past 40 years. Their short-sightedness and excesses are destroying the system that made them wealthy.

[@busybees-x9o]

wow, i sure many people didn’t expect it. Most of public figures are afraid to take side in these kind of situations, look like courage and virtue applied in practical life.

[@atticusfinch6038]

Hes doing what's right even if it's not easy. He's inspired me. The guy has a million followers and he's standing up to a literal mob of people

[@ChauvinistTroll]

I mean, all that aside, someone would need to have some cognitive impairment to not see Trump as a complete narcissist. The reality is those people like him knowing he is a narcissist with no backbone of character, because they themselves lack it, that's just a fact.

[@danishmasih7455]

What use is courage and virtue if it’s not applied within justice . This video feels more like a narrative than an objective analysis. I agree with some of his points but he is calling out one without calling out the other. Should he not also analyze Harris’s behavior. Is a stoic not meant to make unbiased judgments.

[@ChauvinistTroll]

@danishmasih7455 that's just silly, why reference someone else other than Trump for narcissistic behavior? Ok you're right that Trump could be compared to Orban for example. It just looks like you're trying to dilute Trump narcissism by bringing others.

[@danishmasih7455]

@@ChauvinistTroll I disagree. He is right in calling out trump. But if he is a stoic then he should be calling out Harris as well. That is simply what a stoic ought to do for the sake of justice. The fact is that alot of this criticism can be applied to Harris. One example is that she completely denied any accountability for the border crisis and the 300,000 missing children. She can’t even have her own thoughts without it being planned. Nothing she says is profound because of her constant word salad. It is incompetence at is finest, like Nero. Wouldn’t you rather have a narcissist leader in office who got stuff done, rather than an incompetent leader who on the outside may seem selfless. But aside from my political opinions. We as stoics should be looking at both sides with equal effort as we are rational beings. Not pushing a narrative about only one politician without critiquing the opposition. Also by you saying “you’re trying to dilute trumps narcissism by bringing in others” it seems like you acknowledge that by bringing in the fault of Harris, Trump doesn’t look so bad. This is extreme bias. So what, should we say that we shouldn’t talk about the bad of the other candidates so we can get them to win? Absolutely not. If you are practicing stoicism, please think rationality and with justice.

[@magicmarlie]

You're a brave man for posting this. His supporters will come for you

[@distracted5767]

As flying monkeys do. They have to be good suply and protect the ego and phantasy delulu of the narcisist. He has endless suply. So no mortification , nothing.

[@JRoseBooks]

I wish more people had understood this before voting. It's Depressing and heartbreaking millions of people chose someone unethical, unlawful, narcissistic, uncaring (etc) to represent our country. How could so many millions of people FORGET January 6th....and all the other obviously horrid things he'd done? (Whether they voted or stayed home). America has fallen.

[@marcusappelberg369]

I agree, Trump shows the black soul of America. 😢

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

His supporters understood, they simply do not care. His supporters have no attachment to morals, character, or beliefs. They care only for their own ego fulfillment

[@alcyone-rising]

i will never understand HOW they couldnt see ALL of this. HOW? i have inlaws who are professional educated logical ppl until the mandarin menace. i have less respect for these ppl than I used to. cant help it. maga goes against everything I was under the impression they stood for. you never really know folks.

[@Kejsaren]

@@JRoseBooks We knew exactly what we voted for and what we voted against. People were fed up with these media talking points and made their voices heard. Try leaving your echo chamber for once.

[@JRoseBooks]

​@@Kejsaren You might have a very valid point about leaving echo chambers, but you assume that I haven't spent plenty of time doing my own research about politics in the past few years. I don't even watch the news, or doomscroll.... I saw trump's own harmful words & actions over the past decade.....That's why I chose to vote against someone who's shown signs of fascim since 2016, who throws all of his closest supporters under the bus (many have gone to prison for him), who lies constantly, who surrounds himself with unskilled 'yes-men,' someone who is the opposite of Jesus's teachings, and who many CONSERVATIVE Republicans warned us against, etc., etc., etc.. . . . So if you consciously voted for that--congrats you got what you wanted. As an American, it's a bit weird to be proud of that, but okay, that's your right.

[@mitchgilbert1090]

Ryan, you are a brave man who tells it like it is. The comparison of Trump to Nero is obvious, but brilliant. If only more of our citizens understood what we have allowed and will endure. Our only hope is that free press and expression persists. Then we can say "This too shall pass.". Thank you.

[@Tim9460-o9t]

Most Trump supporters don’t know history or who Nero was unfortunately.

[@RobinJohnstonphotography]

Stoics tell it like it is, or they’re not stoics.

[@thomervin7450]

​@@Tim9460-o9t Sounds like a Stoic response.

[@codydaniel3097]

Much support, Ryan. Thank You for calling out the obvious BS. Been in a massive state of grief since the election, so this was comforting.

[@moongoddess5858]

Enlighten me as to how you think this is comforting. Frankly, I find it to be chilling and terrifying.

[@meowiestwo]

@@moongoddess5858 seeing people we admire acknowledge reality can be comforting even if said reality is not. Ignoring it and gaslighting people who are pointing out the parallels is far more chilling and terrifying imo.

[@Carole-hj2rd]

This is done so well. It shows that it’s an ongoing fault of human nature that we repeatedly fall victim to believing people who tell us they’re a superior being and the only one who can save us, if we believe in him without question.

[@mkashay]

You are doing the right thing and will be punished for doing so. Still, you do it. It is not an act; you are a real stoic.

[@danzigvssartre]

Most Trump voters would not watch a video like this.

[@JessB009]

👏👏👏 agreed

[@pawnography5788]

Chiming in from overseas: thank you for standing up for freedom, logic and decency. The world is going down a dark and twisted path and we will need leaders like Ryan

[@Kelly-45916]

1:42 stopped this video for one reason: I recognize wisdom. I heard wisdom in the first 2 minutes. I'll wait to finish this when my daughter comes home from school. WE are gonna listen during our cleanup. Thank you.

[@mabru9816]

Your horizontally stacked book shelf is inspirational eye candy to this tired, worn soul.

[@Loveroffood41]

As someone who was married to a narcissist, I am so scared for our country with the narcissist who is going to lead our country. Please understand that none of this will end well.

[@papabilby8855]

Biden wasn’t a narcissist? Not many differences between them besides their views on cultural issues that have little to no effect on your life. Don’t let your political fanaticism blind you.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Like Trump was never president. It's unbelievable y'all legit. Acting like this has never happened and guess what happened? We got another president and guess what happened now. We got another president and guess what's going to happen after Trump. Another president you're legit are so scared. Yes are crazy

[@jberrrts]

raised by one and dated one for a long while. the clarity that comes with leaving. perhaps now is the reason many of us have faced the brutality of narcs so we can help other navigate this. i hear you, see you, and just know that you’re amazing 🫶

[@Loveroffood41]

@jberrrts same to you love. I hold you in high esteem because of being raised by one.

[@warrioremperor6320]

Trump is a Christ like figure were you talking about Joe Biden you forgot to state this

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Thank you for not shying away from current politics! This teaching is so valuable!

[@chanimalice3874]

Absolutely. I'm Australian and what's happening in America both confuses and terrifies me. How they can't see what kind of man trump is, is baffling. Got yourself a new subscriber here

[@howardgreenman2908]

Half the country voted against Trump. They (we) see him for what he is.

[@susantownsend9340]

It's sad to say but sooo many people here are completely uninformed . The younger people don't even watch the news or read a news paper .

[@bdmora8208]

@@howardgreenman2908yeah? You guys a traitors. You want to talk about seeing Trump for what he is? Yet you refuse to see the entities within our government? You refuse to see how they start proxy wars, manipulate the media, brainwash people into thinking outsiders like Trump can’t be president, degrading our values, and making us poor? If America gets invaded, I have no doubt men like you will be the first to get on all fours. WAKE UP.

[@wiikends]

one word: brainwashed He also unleashed what this country was built upon: power, racism & hiding the real truth

[@elizabethsohler6516]

​@@wiikendsAs a kid I asked my dad how an entire country could be dumb enough to vote for someone like Hitler. He told me that conditions in Germany were really bad between the two World Wars. With the rise of Trump, I realized both were popular for the same reason. They gave people permission to let their worst instincts run riot.

[@ruloruiz3069]

I couldn’t find any exaggeration or inconsistency in any of the statements used here but blunt, straightforward and politically unbiased truth. This should be heard by everyone

[@SparshG_99]

Hi Ryan, I'm a 17 years old who belongs to India and i just wanna tell you that stoicism philosophy had so much effects on me. I'm better at studies than i just to be. I'm better at relationships, temperament, over thinking and all sorts of things because of both reading about stoicism and 'Bhagawat Geeta' which is the go to holy book that is full of daily required wisdom for us hindus. Bhagawat geeta tells me about the duties and responsibilities i have toward the world and my surroundings and stoicism is like a magfiying glass that keeps the check of my day to day improvement and weaknesses. It has helped me alot to improve, get better, focus on my studies, not wasting time, make something of myself. Can't wait to improve even more and read tons of stoic philosophy. Thanks !!!

[@Aratto]

as a lawyer who hold on the guita and meditations, keep going kid, hope you have the live you want. keep it up!

[@Positivecuriosity46]

Great self awareness!

[@davidestabrook5367]

I'm glad you're reading books that improve your life, and help you strive to grow and be a better person. For me, back when I was your age, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, was the book that helped me learn to focus on what's important.

[@GoldilocksZone-665]

You just put an intriguing question in my head. I wonder if the famous Roman stoic philosophers had read the Bhagawat Geeta (I don't know that one) or the Vedas (I know a tiny bit about the Vedas). They must have had access to these texts and there seems to be (I think - but I could be wrong) a great deal of philosophical similarity.

[@MariaYvonne-n6u]

Hello friend from India, best wishes to you! Glad we can share the stoics' teachings.

[@jesseurena5153]

thank you! idk how people ignore that the man has 0 character

[@lennyw99]

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Narcissists don’t have the capacity to see past their own egos to learn from the mistakes of the past.

[@laurahoward5426]

They don't care about the past

[@Kate.8668]

Well said. It’s so discouraging that we must go through another season of Nero. Stoicism is what I’m leaning into to get through this. Thank you.

[@rosalieroku3818]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” Great lesson. Well presented. Well referenced. ❤

[@feelingoffbalance]

I'm coming back to this video after two days because of how important it is to describe the times we are living in. I'm grateful to be able to read a lot of observant and wise comments. I sense in them a distance that we need to see clearly. Strangely there is a tenderness in that distance. Like a look of patient love. Love of reality.

[@francescafrancesca3554]

Thank you for phrasing it like that. I will take it with me. Thank you. /Gen

[@carolgiangreco6548]

"Like all incompetent overmatched leaders, Nero is unable to do the job." Ah yes.

[@delldickerson8766]

please just explain why I should have voted for an administration that wants Russia as an enemy and just authorized the use of long range MISSILES! Genuine question guys I need to understand why you have such a strong position on something you haven’t seen play out technically it already did in 2016 but please let’s have a conversation I need to understand

[@carolgiangreco6548]

@@delldickerson8766 The short answer is that Trump's Presidency threatens the very fiber of US Democracy. The US is far from perfect, human nature being what it is. But bringing in a crew of billionaires that flout the law and own the judges doesn't bode well for it's freedoms.

[@myradioon]

​@@delldickerson8766 Because you didn't vote. You are a bot and Russia is our Enemy. Always.

[@ordinarytree4678]

delldickerson is a russian bot

[@bucket_monkey57]

@@delldickerson8766just because we are criticizing one leader doesn’t mean we support the other, it’s like someone saying ‘I hate apples’ and someone else retorts with ‘so you must love oranges’

[@DadamWrites]

You just described the entirety of the US business culture. Executives want their opinions confirmed, then they want to charge everyone else with making their opinion happen. Businesses run on competant, knowledgeable people making incompetent owners look good when they bring almost no value to the business. No, not all executives. No, not all small business owners. But a huge portion, especially as the business gets bigger and bigger.

[@jlrthebassplayer]

Thank you for this. As a recovering alcoholic, I've been able to find some of these defects of character within myself. Sometimes I think I can then see those "echos" in others cause I share them. My own arrogance will be my destruction....I love "a man cannot learn that which he already thinks he knows" that's my problem most times, opening my ears and mind.

[@NoName-6942]

Sounds like you are already making progress. You have come a longer way than most, and that deserves recognition and admiration. We are all capable of change when we recognize our shortcomings.

[@julienouellet3894]

Thank you for this, Ryan. Much needed in our times. When I first delved into Stoic philosophy over a decade ago, I never expected to face a Nero in my lifetime. I am grateful to have received some degree of inoculation against what is to come.

[@CrniWuk]

It's easy, to blame Trump and say all those things about him. Which of course are correct. They are obvious to anyone that can see. However one should not forget that he was voted in office. Twice. And the last time he was voted out by a rather narrow margin. So what we're really dealing with is a population, which likes this type of leader. Which really feels that he's a great choice. It's hard to wrap your head around it when you really think about it. "If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to have selfish, ignorant leaders." - George Carlin

[@carlettesouthern-robert2992]

Millions of people did not support DJT in the Election.⚖️

[@CrniWuk]

@carlettesouthern-robert2992 yes but sadly not enough.

[@hiphoppingalong]

@@CrniWukwon by only 1.6%. Those who did not vote to protest Palestine will now see it totally obliterated. Those who did not vote because of misogyny will see their daughters, wives and children suffer. Those who live in very red states have seen the emboldened behaviors of hatred against anyone they see as different. It will be a very interesting time. Finding a sense of peace wherever possible.

[@CrniWuk]

@@hiphoppingalong Like I said. You perfectly illustrate the issue. We can blame Trump all day and rightfully so, for the shit he will do. But at the end of the day, he was voted in office. And that is, what we have to deal with.

[@ct6852]

A lot of people said the media normalized and coddled him. But it was actually the Republican primary voters that forced his mainstreaming on the country. That's just the dark side of democracy. Only so much journalists can or should do.

[@NotTooStraight]

I can’t stop thinking about the fact that what got Trump the most angry during his campaign was being told his crowd sizes were small by Kamala. Also that people were leaving, which was true. He went on entire rants about it.

[@briancoberly8515]

This is a story as old as time. It's too bad people will suffer.

[@valleyboy8189]

For the last 2 weeks I have stayed away from politics. Tried to let my disappointment settle before I react. These teachings have helped me through some really tough times and I did not want to throw away all that I have learned in some fit of rage. This video was great and I sent it my brother and some other disappointed people I know. Keep doing what you are doing. Thank you.

[@eyezikandexploits]

Trump won the 2024 election. Let's gooooooo!!!!!!! President Trump !!!!

[@PaulBrower-bw4jw]

Donald Trump has transformed American politics into a veritable pornography. If sex is an important part of a normal life, then pornography is a gross distortion by stripping it of love. I am hardly alone in m shock that Donald Trump could get re-elected. Few of us have any political activity in our lives outside of participation in elections. So it was with me due to some cardiac incidents related to problems in my GI tract. Those have been resolved, but my distress with Trump is not. Until 2026, about all that I can do is to try to subvert Trumpism with kindness, charity, and conscience that Trump cannot offer. Maybe people who supported Trump will find themselves in distress from bad consequences of his nearly-certain misrule. If he could mangle the response to a pandemic, just wait until the economy tanks. We have an inverted yield curve that presages an economic meltdown, and I expect Trump to try to solve it with bigger tariffs and bigger tax cuts. Trump is obviously not a student of philosophy, economics, or history. I contrast his predecessor, who might be a brilliant man of wide-ranging education who never had to call attention to his personal brilliants. Results would justify him or repudiate him. I can say this: the next conservative President that we have who will be at all effective and not destructive will act much more like Obama than like Trump even if he is an arch-conservative. It's good to have a President who has a cozy relationship with the Armed Forces and the intelligence services. Trump is intellectually lazy, which is fine for someone without great discretion on the job. For people like him, formal education and great wealth are literal pearls before swine. Trump will waste them. I cannot claim to great wisdom, as I have little read the stoic philosophers. At the least I have the Bible at my disposal for ethical issues. For the next two years I will get more out of the stoic philosophers than I can get out of current events and the celebrity circus that Trump has so exploited.

[@spacetoast7783]

Unfortunately it has just been getting worse after the initial disappointment. He really is following up on his promise to run the country like a dictator. His nominations prove it.

[@valleyboy8189]

@ we can only focus on what is in our ability to change. Protect and love those around you. Disengage for a while. We voted and it didn’t go our way. That’s not to say it won’t ever go our way again. This man will have to blatantly embarrass and dishonor himself until the he people realize he is not who they think he is.

[@spacetoast7783]

@@valleyboy8189 There may well never again be a free and fair federal election in the US. It's a realistic possibility. The dishonor of the last 20 years did not seem to do any damage to Republicans.

[@9snaga]

One day this video will be looked back upon as providence.

[@litazmojo8069]

Thank you for the story, it remains me that i need to stop blaming myself for members of family that even you did all for them , educated them , you gave all with your heart , support and hope to success they still choose their own wrong ways and become tyrants. How sad human can have so much evil ?

[@Will-O-King]

It doesn't matter if they fail in the end. They won long enough to do the damage that other people need to clean up.

[@TommyTippy598]

This is the BEST KZbin video I have seen in 2024. Thank you for the historical comparisons, analysis and for your obvious kindness.

[@NoBSMusicReviews]

I didn’t expect this from your channel, but I am very pleased to see and hear it. Good work. Good guts. Thank you.

[@wvvwwvwvv]

Its just assumptions...

[@spacetoast7783]

@wvvwwvwvv what did he say that was wrong?

[@NoBSMusicReviews]

Assumptions? Only if you ignore history, like Jan. 6. Even since he was reelected, history ALREADY has proved you wrong. Look at the coterie of incompetent,obsequious ass guzzling buffoons Cheeto Jesus has already surrounded himself with for round 2. But just wait, because, alas, it’s gonna get much, much worse. God save the USA…

[@gregorylatta8159]

I blame the people who put him in there.

[@TrillKump]

The Christian church

[@gregorylatta8159]

​@TrillKump The veneer of Christendom. I am a true believer in Christ, and I oppose Trump and the Democratics.

[@vraxxisnotopyouarejusttras1880]

I gladly voted for him and am willing to openly discuss with anyone about it

[@minimumapature3361]

@@vraxxisnotopyouarejusttras1880 Not American here and genuinely curious. What do you see in Trump that you don't see in Biden/Harris? Are their traits that you especially like or dislike about him? And why do you think he's the right man to lead your country for the next 4 years? Again I'm asking in good faith here, I have no beef (or opinions) with either side of US politics.

[@vraxxisnotopyouarejusttras1880]

@@minimumapature3361 there’s so much it’s hard to fit it all into one comment ultimately surface level I was scared of my first amendment rights with the twitter files and what’s come out with meta. The government censoring information around an election seems like election interference to me and that scars me more than anything. Also illegal immigration and states which started to not require id to vote. That means illegal immigrants can vote and people from other county can come in and swing are election. I don’t think illegal immigrants are horrible a majority of them are not however if we don’t have any documentation on any of them then how do we know who’s coming in also there are at least some illegal immigrates who are violent criminals and they need to go back to where they came from especially since their illegal also if you look at the economy adjusted for inflation (s and p 500) trumps term saw 56% growth and Biden’s saw 16% downturn. Now Covid was a factor no doubt but everyone saying Biden’s economy was actually much better doesn’t adjust for inflation. Also the media obvious scared me there’s countless examples of them twisting stirrings and ignoring information to make it seem much different than it is in reality. Those are the 3 mainstream points which made me vote for him but there’s much much much more and I’d love to get into them but those are definitely the top 3

[@janiceshepherd3756]

This was a marvellous podcast. You showed how history repeats itself over and over. I'm worried about the next 4 years.

[@BloomByCC]

If you're not worried, you're not paying attention. We can overcome.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

You have company, even in the States. No comfort I know.

[@johnnyguitar2929]

Proverbs 29:12 “If a ruler pays attention to liars, all his advisors will be wicked”. When the ruler is the chief liar, we know what will happen.

[@brucesmith8285]

Don't quote the Bible hypocrite. The book denoces lgtbq and wicked lying rules like kamala and Biden family.

[@maryherrera8603]

Wow!!

[@brucesmith8285]

Did you read the rest of the Bible about sin and the sodimites?

[@caseyglover7298]

​@brucesmith8285 Have you read the part of the Bible where god impregnates a 14 year old girl while she slept? Ofc gods children aren't for sale, he wants them for himself.

[@meowiestwo]

@@brucesmith8285 yes, call trump out for being a sinner! Jesus would not stand with trump today. Trump is the antithesis to everything Jesus stood for. Let’s talk about it. Let’s also talk about how the Bible was mistranslated! Nothing in the Bible condemned homosexuality. It was “men laying with boys” that was condemned. Really interesting to see how modern-day conservatives have twisted the Bible into something unrecognizable. Thanks for starting the conversation, Bruce.

[@jasonligons5307]

Nothing in human history hasn't happened to man before, and "Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear" -Marcus Aurelius. Thanks for this reminder! We will be fine the next 4 years we just need to control what we can.

[@helenapayne3414]

There will be damage though, and the country will have to rebuild from a diminished state. It was quite bad at the end of the last term, and the recovery from those four years is still ongoing. Not just the economy, but the loss of confidence in the US abroad(reneging on hard-won deals), the near successful coup that rattled the foundations of US democracy and the open and blatant corruption and nepotism.

[@nathanhittle348]

Many of us may very well not be fine. Many of us could be deported to camps in the south, die from pregnancy complications, go hungry or get evicted... To simply say "All will be fine" ignores the dangerous reality of the upcoming administration.

[@jolness1]

The way history echoes is remarkable. Great video, glad I found this channel. Nero is such a great example to use here.