I Don't Think I Would Stress About Walking Out in the Street

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If you lived in an authoritarian country, a truly authoritarian kind of people can say that Trump was authoritarian or fascist or whatever. You do some shit that gets you canceled in like an actual authoritarian country, you're going to die or be in jail for a very long time. It seems like the stuff with Russia actually has given us more unification with the other countries,. Like Europe particularly, that we were kind of losing during the Trump years. I think it's pretty obvious whether you sport sports team or not.

Today Josh speaks with Sam McNerney on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Some of the topics we dive into are:

The geopolitical reactions and support of Ukraine.
Putin’s mental health and motivations behind the invasion.
Russia's political and economic future.
The prospects of WW3.
How Russia and Ukraine are both using propaganda as part of information warfare.
The differences between Russian and American oligarchs.
And much more.

Sam McNerney is an applied behavioral scientist, market researcher, and brand strategist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has worked with brands such as Walmart, Procter & Gamble, and CitiBank.

As a writer, he has interviewed business and academic leaders including Arianna Huffington, Andrew Yang, Jonathan Haidt, and Charles Murray – and his essays have been featured in publications like The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Scientific American.

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