Brené Brown
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I graduated from college when I was 29.
Jungians would say before any great progression, there is a regression.
And I think that...
When you look at various – I know you have a very global audience.
When you look at administrations, political administrations across the world, and you look at how power is being used right now, it will tell you a lot about what they're afraid of.
But what is that face?
We're going to have to pause.
I don't think we'll ever talk about anything more important than this, to be honest with you.
That's why I thought your response was so interesting because you, you, you may, if I was going to like do the text box above your face.
it would have said, well, holy shit, that's interesting.
Because when you use power, especially power over, because there's multiple kinds of power, there's power within two and power within.
So people that use power within two and power within work from a belief system that's completely different.
We believe that power is infinite and can grow when shared.
People who use power over work from a belief system that power is finite, like pizza, and if I give you any, I have a deficit.
So it's got to be hoarded and protected and not shared.
Power over...
is really important to understand because when people are using power over, they're definitely letting you know what they're afraid of because that's what they're focused on.
And they're tapping into, and I think this is absolutely true.
If you give people someone to dislike and blame for their pain, and they look different than the people who are voting, you will win a hundred times out of a hundred.
If you say, I see your pain, I can tell you exactly the source of it and I can fix this for you.