Simon Sinek

Like communism versus capitalist democracy, that was generations. That was worthy of going to war. You know? It was also the thing that made the left and the right come together, which is, we hate each other, but we hate that more. Let's stand together against that common enemy. We don't have that anymore. We don't have that anymore. It's all against each other.

Like communism versus capitalist democracy, that was generations. That was worthy of going to war. You know? It was also the thing that made the left and the right come together, which is, we hate each other, but we hate that more. Let's stand together against that common enemy. We don't have that anymore. We don't have that anymore. It's all against each other.

It's all against each other, which is how empires fall. Empires fall from within. You know, the empires collapse. It's an act of suicide, not... Yeah. So empires collapse from within, where we go at each other's throats and our enemies are just loving it.

It's all against each other, which is how empires fall. Empires fall from within. You know, the empires collapse. It's an act of suicide, not... Yeah. So empires collapse from within, where we go at each other's throats and our enemies are just loving it.

And you can see it now, whether it's the Iranians or the Russians or whoever, North Koreans, whoever is screwing around with our social media, they're not inventing any conflict. They're amplifying the conflicts that exist. They're finding the things that we're at each other's throats for, and they're screwing around on social media to turn the volume way up. They're not creating anything.

And you can see it now, whether it's the Iranians or the Russians or whoever, North Koreans, whoever is screwing around with our social media, they're not inventing any conflict. They're amplifying the conflicts that exist. They're finding the things that we're at each other's throats for, and they're screwing around on social media to turn the volume way up. They're not creating anything.

They're amplifying all of it. And so we hate each other, and we're at each other's throats. And all the noise in social media is not even all of our own noise. It's agitators. And then you realize... But doesn't that bring people together too?

They're amplifying all of it. And so we hate each other, and we're at each other's throats. And all the noise in social media is not even all of our own noise. It's agitators. And then you realize... But doesn't that bring people together too?

If we can recognize that that's happening, if we can recognize the group that's doing it to us and why they're doing it to us and what they don't like about us that we should be standing up for, which I don't think anybody can actually articulate very clearly right now. And we haven't had a world leader. We haven't had a president who's done it since probably the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

If we can recognize that that's happening, if we can recognize the group that's doing it to us and why they're doing it to us and what they don't like about us that we should be standing up for, which I don't think anybody can actually articulate very clearly right now. And we haven't had a world leader. We haven't had a president who's done it since probably the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

You know? Every Republican and Democrat has kind of gone insular. Our presidents used to talk about world peace. They don't talk about world peace anymore. It sounds corny and cheesy. There's no existential threat to the United States, but there is, that's the thing. It's just not easy to understand. Wow. What's the problem with capitalism then? So capitalism is good, but not the version we have.

You know? Every Republican and Democrat has kind of gone insular. Our presidents used to talk about world peace. They don't talk about world peace anymore. It sounds corny and cheesy. There's no existential threat to the United States, but there is, that's the thing. It's just not easy to understand. Wow. What's the problem with capitalism then? So capitalism is good, but not the version we have.

Adam Smith capitalism, which is competition, is ultimately good for the customer and the employee. And, you know, the baker who selfishly wants to make the best bread and the butcher who selfishly wants to make the best meat and the dairy farmer who selfishly wants to make the best cheese gives you the best sandwich. Right? That's how capitalism is supposed to work.

Adam Smith capitalism, which is competition, is ultimately good for the customer and the employee. And, you know, the baker who selfishly wants to make the best bread and the butcher who selfishly wants to make the best meat and the dairy farmer who selfishly wants to make the best cheese gives you the best sandwich. Right? That's how capitalism is supposed to work.

How have we gotten away from that? You know, you blame the 70s and 80s. You blame the rise of Milton Friedman, who was an economist who theorized that the responsibility of business was to maximize profit within the bounds of the rules and the bounds of law. Well, what happened to ethics? The law is a very low bar. Sure. Right? Ethics is a much higher bar. Right?

How have we gotten away from that? You know, you blame the 70s and 80s. You blame the rise of Milton Friedman, who was an economist who theorized that the responsibility of business was to maximize profit within the bounds of the rules and the bounds of law. Well, what happened to ethics? The law is a very low bar. Sure. Right? Ethics is a much higher bar. Right?

Like, there's a recent thing that's happening now. I think it's happening in Texas. where, I've forgotten the guy's name, where he's pointed out that the exact same products in India or Europe or Canada have fewer and healthier ingredients than the exact same product in the United States. Kali and casein means, yeah. Yeah. And then ours are filled with chemicals. Yeah.

Like, there's a recent thing that's happening now. I think it's happening in Texas. where, I've forgotten the guy's name, where he's pointed out that the exact same products in India or Europe or Canada have fewer and healthier ingredients than the exact same product in the United States. Kali and casein means, yeah. Yeah. And then ours are filled with chemicals. Yeah.

Where there's like a candy bar, like the exact same candy bar. Like if I eat a Kit Kat in England and I eat a Kit Kat here, a Kit Kat here is made with partially hydrogenated oils, palm oil, and high fructose corn syrup. There it's made with butter and sugar. So it's less bad. And when Kellogg's was interviewed, like WTF, their answer was, we obey all local laws. Like really? That's your go-to?

Where there's like a candy bar, like the exact same candy bar. Like if I eat a Kit Kat in England and I eat a Kit Kat here, a Kit Kat here is made with partially hydrogenated oils, palm oil, and high fructose corn syrup. There it's made with butter and sugar. So it's less bad. And when Kellogg's was interviewed, like WTF, their answer was, we obey all local laws. Like really? That's your go-to?