Pascal Lottaz speaks with clinical psychologist Benjamin Schöndorf of Resistance is Fertile about material analysis and psychology, the making of identity and consciousness, narcissism and supremacy in imperial power, mental suffering, collective identity, revolutionary consciousness, liberation psychology, and the social roots of war. The talk also looks at China, Iran, capitalism, and whether violent systems can be changed without repeating the same logic.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:07 Psychology and world violence

00:05:57 Benji background and core theory

00:13:47 Identity and mental suffering

00:20:25 Narcissism and imperial power

00:42:08 Liberation psychology and resistance

00:49:01 Civilizations capital and identity

00:53:28 Treating the West

00:59:04 Follow Benji and closing