The Politics of Anti-Democracy

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"It's a little like mob rule because if you can get the mob to run at somebody's house and burn it down or tar and feather omelette as has happened in times past, then you can get them ... less likely to speak up," he says. "We have over-representation of opportunists who are willing to do whatever it takes on either side just to achieve their particular ambitions."

ABOUT GENERAL STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL

General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star general, the former commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, and former commander of Joint Special Operations Command, America’s premier military counter-terrorism force.

General McChrystal is also the founder of the McChrystal Group, a senior fellow at Yale University, and the author of several New York Times bestselling books including Leaders: Myth & Reality and his most recent book Risk: A User’s Guide.

General McChrystal joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how to assess risk, core qualities of leadership he looks for, propaganda, the conflict in Ukraine and more.

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