PhilosoTea x The Grey Zone

Power, Political Leadership & Ruthlessness


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  • 00:00 – Introductions
  • 02:40 – Start of discussion
  • 06:00 – Could it be that there are some other factors that make it that leaders can be more ruthless or altruistic?
  • 9:20 – how do we know that political leaders are genuine?
  • 11:35 – Are emotions – in particular fear - more effective tools for politicians to win over votes, than their actions?
  • 19:30 – Does every potential leader need to use fear to amass support, or can they exclusively use reason?
  • 24:45 – The issue of perception of impact of leaders and the actual impact they have
  • 27:30 – The necessity to always find someone to blame for our problems
  • 31:30 – to what extent can political leaders create or fabricate problems?
  • 36:20 – Should we further limit who can be our leaders and have access to power?
  • 48:30 – Gab's grandma is racist but didn’t vote for Le Pen
  • 50:30 - The average voter isn’t educated on a political party / leader’s policies
  • 57:20 – Can a leader be truly altruistic?
  • 01:00:50 – Does being selfish make a good leader?
  • 01:08:40 – Concluding remarks
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PhilosoTea x The Grey ZoneBy Jean-Nicolas Vander Heyden