A concerning pattern in ALL Socialist childhoods

There is a concerning pattern in all Socialist childhoods, as evidenced in the childhoods of Lenin, Trotsky, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, Mao Zedong and Pol Pot. A belief in altruism and poor parental relationships led to a self-hatred and a fear of independence which manifested as a hatred of the reality (what they called the "capitalist system").

NOTE: I said in the video that Lenin was a Lutheran and I should explain this. His mother was Lutheran, but he was baptised in the Russian Orthodox Church. So Lutheranism was an influence, since he loved his "saint"-like mother.

Timestamps:
00:00:21 Vladimir Lenin and concept outline
00:07:53 Leon Trotsky
00:16:40 Karl Marx
00:32:22 Friedrich Engels
00:36:47 Joseph Stalin
00:42:00 Benito Mussolini
00:45:53 Adolf Hitler
00:56:48 Mao Zedong
01:00:59 Pol Pot
01:03:57 Final Analysis

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History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.

[diegoyanesholtz]

I am from a broken family and it is true, we need a good family system. A broken family leads to broken children and destroys societies in the long run.

[MarcPagan]

“Socialism has a record of failure so blatant
... that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”
―
Thomas Sowell, Economist

[patriarchandrew]

As much as I love hearing people bash Marx, it was heartbreaking hearing how his family suffered because of him. The dude was truly a worthless POS, and it astounds me that THIS was the guy whose ideas affected half the world.

[shonsaunders]

A worker’s paradise designed by people who never worked.

[vancodling]

Dont forget Chen Duxiu, founder of the CCP and first to publish Mao in his New Youth magazine. Also had a domineering father and abusive confucian teacher, became a social darwinist, and then a Leninist. He pioneered the philosophy of the "four olds", and a vanguardist "period of tutelige for the Chinese people" meant to break them of their peasent conditioning. After being expelled from his own party, he reverted to confucianism and lamented his involvement in a movement that annihilated traditional Chinese culture.

[petergyt]

There's an interesting nuance in that Hitler and Stalin, although avoiding employment in the mainstream economy, were not completely opposed to effort. Hitler served dutifully in the army, and worked tirelessly as a political campaign leader until obtaining power. Stalin was a very hard worker as party general secretary and dictator.

[joesalyers]

A great WWII vet and teacher I had in school once told us in the 8th grade, that 20th century marxist revolutionaries came from journalism or education backgrounds. He elaborated by saying they observe and teach but revolutionaries never participate in real "labor" until power can be gained from it such as political or military power. He had some good takes on this subject and it fascinated me as a kid. He was a WW2 vet who lost his right foot in the war but when he was discharged he went back to school to teach history. He was a hard but very fair man. He called all of the "revolutionaries" mama's boys and he had a deep distain for Mao and all socialist ideas!

[matt]

You're describing a metastatic form of Christian virtue ethics. They go to far and forget that in order to love your neighbor you must also love yourself. Meaning if you don't respect yourself you can't really respect others.

[schweinhund]

I sat down intending to listen to a portion but ended up listening to the end. This is a supremely well researched and presented lecture of serious quality! I am already a subscriber but I forwarded this to a handful of friends who have an interest in non-fiction. Proud to be a sponsor of your products on Patreon!

[rosethorns]

These men are the perfect depiction of narcissism.
Their upbringing is a perfect recipe for creating narcissists or codependents, depending on the personality type.

[whisped]

Neutrally calling it "parental issues" instead of mere "father issues" is a step in the right direction.
In detail the elements that stand out are 1) neglect / absence 2) an enabling, at worst oedipal parent (usually the mother), equal to "anti-authoritarian" parenting styles - the overt tyrant (usually the father) seems to be optional and seems to lead to the same outcome as the absent father. I would understand why someone would surmise "but then it's mommy-issues!", however, the other parent is supposed to compensate for such errors. Also the rule of thumb "Narcissists beget narcissists" needs to be considered. The term is better understood as "emotional immaturity" imho.

[temptempus]

Psychologically, it's always the same: Envy, victimization, a sense of entitlement, under-responsibility, ultimately vulnerable narcissism.
It is often a defensive reaction caused by narcissistic injury when a reality shock causes the artificial victim identity to shake.
Psychologically, it is a fear of "becoming" behind socialism, due to learned helplessness in childhood.
Strong conditioning, moral standardization through shaming and validation-dependent behavior. It is simply extremely mentally unhealthy to have such mental models and not to question them. The mental place of origin is the antidote: focus only on the things you can change in your life instead of sacrificing around and placing responsibility on external sources. The state, God and society are substitutes for the parents who messed things up.
This is the biggest socio-psychological catastrophe of our time.

[PinkTorpedo]

In my teens and throughout my 20s most of my friends were girls. In my early 30s I started learning more about politics and slowly discovered that I disagreed with socialism and Marxists. Because of this I lost almost all of those female friends. It helped me see the reality of feminism which was the straw that broke the camels back

[thomasvandevelde]

I discussed this night after night with a friend of mine (who was a devoted Freudian and psychoanalist) for years and years. This is just scratching the surface, you'll find there's a lot more to this "Psychologically predictable Socialists" hypothesis than you might think at first. Such as the suppression of sexual desires, the looking/need for fatherly confirmation, and other "offbeat" hehaviour being a core-part of the "socialist psyche".
And no, it's not a coincidence that hordes of socialists are against the "white cisgender male", in fact this is a core idea in their worldview... No idea if they are aware of it themselves though!

Man this is gonna catch a lot of Flak...

[johnbruce]

Wow! A channel that discusses what I, as a retired psychotherapist, have been thinking for a very long time. Subscribed. Envy (externalised as justified hatred) plays a huge part in politics as well.

[prestonjennings]

You know this basically explains a large chunk of the modern leftists

[Subzeropole]

I contribute nothing to society yet I feel that it is unfair that I do not reap the same rewards as those who do contribute are getting. At the same time, my existence is entirely dependent upon the charity of my family and friends or the obligations of the government to provide for all of its citizens a basic standard of living.
My conclusion, I am faultless in my plight of poverty and powerlessness and the system is to blame for my inability to succeed. My lack of effort is just a symptom of a society that does not reward its best and brightest, as I certainly consider myself to be amongst that class.

[rumrunner]

It's interesting to see that there was one socialist leader who didn't avoid work and had a family life which was actually pretty decent from all accounts: *Tito*

Maybe it's a coincidence, but he's also considered by most to be the least evil of all the old communist leaders.

[tranthudo]

The case about Mao is fascinating. The dude talked about patriotism all the time, but not once did he lead the CCP to fight the Japanese forces during WWII.
Instead, Mao let Mr. Chiang Kai Shek do all the hard work.

[BackwaterEnclave]

"I think I've said enough about this idiot."
No you haven't.
Seven hour TIK lectures about the rotten compulsions of socialism should replace Seven hour lectures about diversity equity and inclusion in university campuses.
Can't wait until you crack open another video in this style on Democracy and maybe one on "Third-Positionism" even if the latter may be redundant in some areas.
Mankind has been forced to bite deeply from the fruits of these botched post-enlightenment "ideas" for too long.