I Don't Know, It's Fucking Gaslighting

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"The level of gaslighting that is happening out in the open on the world station, all semblance of diplomacy has gone out the window," he says. "I have a hard time imagining they're making any grounds at all, like it's just so much fucking gaslighting." He adds: "Even those groups have been infiltrated by some people posting videos from previous wars or issues from years ago"

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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