The Psychology of Tyranny and Manipulation | Tom Woods Show #2799
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Dr. Joseph Sansone joins us to discuss his book, Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul. In this episode, Tom and Dr. Sansone break down the psychology of tyranny — why rulers crave control, and why so many people go along with it. We cover: The Dark Tetrad applied to politics: sadism, narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy in both leaders AND followers How COVID became the perfect case study — fear, virtue-signaling, mask shaming, and the herd becoming the pack Milgram on obedience and Asch on conformity — and why one truth-teller liberates everyone else Mass hypnosis, masks as hypnotic convincers, and diffusion of responsibility online Learned helplessness, Stockholm Syndrome, and why obedience is cowardice, not agreeableness Psychopath vs. sociopath — psychopaths become heads of state Why technocracy + surveillance makes this tyranny different from Hitler, Stalin, or Mao A Disease of the Soul — possession by lower fields of consciousness, and how creativity, love, and parallel systems fight back Chapters: 00:00 - Intro: Dr. Joseph Sansone and Psychopathic Authoritarianism 00:40 - Is Psychology a Fake Discipline? 01:20 - What COVID Revealed About Mankind 02:49 - The 4 Parts of the Book and the Dark Tetrad 03:46 - Sadism: Sadistic Leaders and Everyday Sadism 05:40 - Narcissism: Grandiose, Malignant, Vulnerable and Collective 07:03 - Machiavellianism and Loss of Empathy 07:56 - Why the Worst Get on Top 09:27 - White Fibrous Clots and Deliberate Harm 10:29 - Patients, Trauma, and Being Gaslit by Doctors 12:32 - Technocracy Leaves Nowhere to Run 15:11 - Social Conformity and Virtue Signaling on Social Media 17:13 - Mass Hypnosis, Milgram, Asch, and Why Truth Liberates 20:03 - Why the Masks Suddenly Dropped 21:50 - Is Stage Hypnosis Real? 23:13 - Psychopath vs. Sociopath: Psychopaths Become Heads of State 26:03 - Learned Helplessness in the Liberty Movement 27:11 - Stockholm Syndrome and Identifying With the Aggressor 28:30 - Why Do Some People Resist? 30:58 - Obedience Is Cowardice, Not Agreeableness 32:39 - A Disease of the Soul, Not Just the Mind 36:34 - From Understanding to Action: What Do We Do? 40:16 - Black-Pilled vs. White-Pilled: Slay the Dragon 41:57 - Where to Find Joe: josephsansone.com (Ep. 2799 of the Tom Woods Show) Sponsors: CrowdHealth - https://joincrowdhealth.com code: WOODS for $99 per month for the first 3 months Persist Marketing: https://Persist.Marketing Book Discussed Psychopathic Authoritarianism: A Disease of the Soul Show notes page: https://tomwoods.com/2799 Other Important Links: https://SupportingListeners.com https://TomSchoolofLife.com https://LibertyClassroom.com https://RonPaulHomeschool.com https://NationalDivorce.com Audio & Video Production & Thumbnails by: Podsworth Media https://podsworth.com Check out the Podsworth App: Use code WOODS50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Tom Woods Show! My full Podsworth ad read BEFORE & AFTER processing: https://youtu.be/tIlZWkm8Syk Intro & Outro audio & video by Chris Williams, Chris Beeman, & Robert Pearson of Podsworth Media, 2024.
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