This is yet another mind-exploding perspective brought to us by Bari on a subject that I thought I had all figured out. My dad is a Vietnam Vet who suffered from debilitating PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation. His peacetime relationships all carried a similar arc: people would coalesce around him as a leader with intense passion and…
This is yet another mind-exploding perspective brought to us by Bari on a subject that I thought I had all figured out. My dad is a Vietnam Vet who suffered from debilitating PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation. His peacetime relationships all carried a similar arc: people would coalesce around him as a leader with intense passion and loyalty, which he always brought to the baseball field as my coach, or the construction site as a foreman. Then, when his new peacetime battalion confronted a mild external offense, my dad would react with a warrior’s intensity, making many in the group uncomfortable. Finally, when those uncomfortable members of the tribe spoke up or challenged my dad as leader, he would turn his aggression onto them with righteousness, furious their cohesion to the group could be so fickle. Ultimately, these relationships would be destroyed by what I would later term my dad’s “warrior’s loyalty complex.”
I used to think that my dad was an passionate leader damaged by war. Thank you, Sebastian, for a new perspective. My dad was a passionate leader because of war. And the men and boys that gravitated to him before his inevitable fall were drawn to him because of the reverberations of wartime that emanated from his persona.
I loved this interview. I love the FP. Thank you Sebastian and Bari
Side note. This interview is not at all about politics. If a political response is the basis for your initial reaction, please give it a second listen
This is yet another mind-exploding perspective brought to us by Bari on a subject that I thought I had all figured out. My dad is a Vietnam Vet who suffered from debilitating PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation. His peacetime relationships all carried a similar arc: people would coalesce around him as a leader with intense passion and loyalty, which he always brought to the baseball field as my coach, or the construction site as a foreman. Then, when his new peacetime battalion confronted a mild external offense, my dad would react with a warrior’s intensity, making many in the group uncomfortable. Finally, when those uncomfortable members of the tribe spoke up or challenged my dad as leader, he would turn his aggression onto them with righteousness, furious their cohesion to the group could be so fickle. Ultimately, these relationships would be destroyed by what I would later term my dad’s “warrior’s loyalty complex.”
I used to think that my dad was an passionate leader damaged by war. Thank you, Sebastian, for a new perspective. My dad was a passionate leader because of war. And the men and boys that gravitated to him before his inevitable fall were drawn to him because of the reverberations of wartime that emanated from his persona.
I loved this interview. I love the FP. Thank you Sebastian and Bari
Side note. This interview is not at all about politics. If a political response is the basis for your initial reaction, please give it a second listen
Agree with your last comment. The interview is well worth a listen even if you are the most ardent Trumper.