{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Health, Wealth and the Pursuit of Happiness","title":"Psychopathic Authoritarianism Explained: Why Politicians Crave Control | Dr. Joseph Sansone","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2193,"description":"Psychopathic Authoritarianism - that's the term psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Dr. Joseph Sansone uses to describe how narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism show up not just in individual leaders, but in entire political systems. In this conversation with Murray Sabrin, Sansone breaks down the psychology behind government overreach, COVID-era mandates, and why so few public officials ever say no to unchecked power.\n\nDr. Sansone is a licensed mental health counselor, board-certified clinical mental health counselor, and trained hypnotherapist (Academy of Professional Hypnosis, 1997), with a BA in Psychology, an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and a PhD in Psychology. His new book, Psychopathic Authoritarianism, releases September 11th and examines the psychological and spiritual roots of authoritarian control  from the founding era to the present day.\n\nIn this episode, Murray and Dr. Sansone discuss:\n\nThe origins of the term \"psychopathic authoritarians\" (tracing back to Ron Paul's 2012 farewell speech)\nThe dark tetrad  narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism  and how each shows up in leader-follower dynamics\nHow COVID-era mandates became a case study in mass psychological manipulation\nThe Federal Reserve's founding at Jekyll Island as an example of Machiavellian strategy\nHayek, Lord Acton, and Thomas Jefferson on the corrupting nature of power\nA look back at Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR through the lens of constitutional overreach\nWhy James Madison stands out as a rare example of restraint in office\nHow the same authoritarian dynamics show up in academia and other institutions\nWhat Sansone believes it will take to reverse this trend — creativity, resistance, and a return to constitutional principles\n\nChapters\n\n\n00:00 Introduction to Dr. Sansone and the Book\n\n02:11 Overview of Psychopathic Authoritarianism\n\n04:00 The Dark Tetrad Traits in Society\n\n06:05 COVID as a Case Study in Sadism\n\n07:58 Types of Narcissism: Grandiose,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JYnEw1DseObSgHdMGCVuGpqVrH2fXx4yr5WVaa-TXSw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MjMy/NzYxM2QyYjBjMmZh/Y2NlNThmOTE2Mjcy/NTNhYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}