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The FASCIST Core Of The Euro-Atlantic Regimes | Niall McLaren & Pascal Lottaz

Can we explain the relentless drive toward warfare of the Euro-Atlantic collective by way of individual psychology? Is at the core of the warmongering actually a psychological malfunction? Yes, indeed, says my guest today.

If we pare up psychiatric diagnosis with the functioning of societies, we find that in the absence of moderating domestic political mechanisms, states will tend toward fascism as those are the natural inclinations of power-seeking narcissist who will float to the top if not prevented from getting there alone.

How this impacts international relations is our topic of today. Dr. McLaren wrote—among other works—the insightful book “Narcisso-Fascism: The psychopathology of right-wing extremism”, in which he explores in great detail the connection between pathological narcissism, fascism as a societal phenomenon and the role of dominance in state systems.

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Mik Jongo
10 months ago

Don’t know if other cultures work the same. Maybe seems to be typical “western mindset”. All men are not created equal, western is not universal. After 5 centuries ‘domination’ maybe we can finally be liberated from that universalism. Gaining traction; civilisations centres, pluriformity, diversity, multinodal world. If (Niall) centres on… Read more »

wlhaught2
10 months ago
Reply to  amarynth

Thomas Szasz? I wish people like him were addressing this so-called “Autism” “epidemic.” Bob Wright, per wikiliar, who has a grandson who “is autistic” became presient and CEO of NBC in 1986 and launched CNBC in 1989 and with his wife launched Neurotypicals Blabber Autism Speaks in 2005. After Suzzane… Read more »

wlhaught2
10 months ago
Reply to  amarynth

Most today subscribe to the Eugenics-Quackery Model.

wlhaught2
10 months ago
Reply to  amarynth

About three minutes in and he mentions that the professors who taught him pyschiatry do not have a theory of mind.