The psychology and politics of dysfunctional democracy | Drew Westen | TEDxEmory
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For leaders in a democracy like ours to tackle the big problems we face today, they need three things: a coherent ideology or vision of what is and should be; an ability to move people with a compelling message; and clean, fair elections. Our democracy today has none of those things -but it doesn't have to be that way
Professor Westen received his B.A. at Harvard University, an M.A. in Social and Political Thought at the University of Sussex (England), and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan, where he subsequently taught for six years. For several years he was Chief Psychologist at Cambridge Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. His major areas of research are personality disorders, adolescent psychopathology, political psychology, psychotherapy effectiveness, and the interface of psychodynamics and neuroscience. An active clinician, researcher, and political consultant, Dr. Westen is the Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator for two grants from NIMH. His book, The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation, has had a wide influence on elections internationally. He has advised a wide range of candidates and organizations, from presidential campaigns to the U.S. House and Senate Caucuses, and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and a range of other publications.
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It's amazing how quickly its gone from being 400 people who have the same wealth as half of Americans to just 67 people.
@Banmuyuan
5 жыл бұрын
It's 26 people for the world, and 3 people for America now, year 2019.
Drew Westen is a great cognitive scientist in the political field.
In Reagan's presidency, he also enhanced the war on drugs and created laws whose effects can still be felt today. These laws have sent people to jail/prison for multiple years over grams of marijuana and 25 years+ for selling cocaine. He also helped to close down mental institutions that help those with mental illnesses. Many of those began to self-medicate with drugs and ended up becoming criminals for simply using drugs.
@jhanmartinez8163
7 жыл бұрын
he was also kinda racists
@irllcd13
6 жыл бұрын
Reagan was the worst president of the 20th century. Many of his disastrous policies and ideas are still plaguing us, to various degrees.
Thank you for sharing this talk.
Great talk, but just a tiny correction, although Brazil is very mixed, race is just as much an issue, as it is in America. Perhaps even more so.
Freedom from fear and freedom from want, peace and prosperity and an infinite bucket of loving-kindness 🙏🏽
how did you do it can you share with me , thank you
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I see there's even a "Hacked Democracy" TV series..
The rules changed since 40 years ago. It used to serve the people, now it serves the rich people.
TWA Flight 800, What really happened, July 17, 1996?
We have allowed a radical inequality to evolve within our political system;
please dont tell me trump will be that revolutionary scientist
Reagan did increase the National Debt. He increased the GDP far more, making his economic polocies some of the most effective ever. Do you want to talk about Obama now?
pyschopolitics
5.47 - I counted 5 people in the audience?
@elizdonovan5650
4 жыл бұрын
John Mac Go to 2:45 on the video or ... are you a Troll?
I am not so sure about the comment of mixing of races will be a great day in America. In my experience, this is not the case. Racial discrimination exists in places were there are no white people, however there is a preference for light or fair skin.
I don't think this guy has "worked" outside of school.
Koch
Only an intellectual can know so little about how economics work and yet righteously propose idea, which proved impotent long ago!
I hung in there for 6 min. Ill get mine from Bernie. No offence
This felt like a sermon from the Progressive Church--the ultimate authority on leftist mythology. He even blames conservatives for trashing the term 'liberal'.
@Rpzinna
6 жыл бұрын
Two things if you are against unions, collective bargaining, and a 15 dollar minimum wage, and a pension of which workers worked for and negotiated for, you are a fascist. Second, thing, if you don't want to pay taxes for unemployment insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and food stamps, and higher education, you will not be able to profit from it from the rest of us who are paying taxes on it. You get nothing. Understand? Nothing. Starve for all I care. In fact, if I had my way you would be forbidden from entering a library because you paid no taxes. You will not profit from public goods. Is that clear?
@AtlasandLiberty
6 жыл бұрын
Andrew Akers You are 100% accurate
@AtlasandLiberty
6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Zinna Stop playing bongo drums, smoking medical marijuana, and try reading some excellent Books. Such as: Napoleon Hill Laws of Success, Think & Grow Rich, Power of Subconscious Mind and forget about LEFTIST POLICIES
@Devin_Stromgren
5 жыл бұрын
Mr. Zinna, with many "public goods" if we weren't taxed to pay for them, we would have enough money that we wouldn't need them in the first place.
@mns8732
5 жыл бұрын
@@Rpzinna Crystal