There’s a growing feeling amongst Americans that we’re suffering a crisis of leadership in our government, families, and businesses. People seem less independent and autonomous, and more directed by others. What's behind this lackluster leadership and what's the solution?

My guest today argues that the problem has to do with the way we're bringing up what he calls "excellent sheep," and that the solution is equal doses of deep solitude and deep friendship. His name is William Deresiewicz and he’s the author of several books and speeches, including A Jane Austen Education, Excellent Sheep, and Solitude and Leadership. Today on the show, William and I discuss what most so-called leaders get wrong about leadership and why learning to be alone with your thoughts helps forge better leaders. We discuss the history of friendship, why friends are so hard to make as an adult, and what you can do to form deeper relationships. William and I also talk about how young people can stop being “excellent sheep,” and jumping through the hoops other people put in front of them in order to start living on their own terms. We cap our conversation with an exploration on why men should give Jane Austen a chance and the life lessons we can get from her novels.

This is an eclectic, but wisdom-filled podcast. You're definitely going to hear something you'll end up mentally chewing on for days to come.

#261: Solitude, Friendship, & How NOT to Be an Excellent Sheep

On this episode of This Alt-Right Life, I talk to Jason Kessler. Jason is a writer and journalist, a contributor to GotNews, and the author of the crime novel Badland Blues and the poetry collection Midnight Road. In the first segment, Jason and I discuss his fight against #BlackLivesMatter-supporting Charlottesville, Virginia Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy, his recall effort against Bellamy, how to strike back against anti-White politicians and academics, and much more.

In the second segment, Jason and I discuss his experiences at President Trump's inauguration and the Deploraball. We talk about the media's lies about the inauguration, practical strategies for pushing nationalist and alt-Right policies during Trump's presidency, the anti-SJW PAC he is forming to help advocate for these policies, and more.

This Alt-Right Life is presented by Chloe Luv and Davis Aurini. Intro song "The World is Changing" by Winglord, second segment intro song "Shadilay" by P.E.P.E.

Recommended links
Jason's blog: http://www.jasonkessler.net/
Jason's articles at GotNews: http://gotnews.com/author/jason-kessler/
Jason's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68k9B1W2GTDZv9e10ySrxA
Jason's Twitter page: https://twitter.com/TheMadDimension
Jason's Gab page: https://gab.ai/themaddimension
"Leaked: 'Anti-White Racist Charlottesville Vice-Mayor Wes Bellamy Attacks Whites, Women, Blacks Who Talk White'": http://www.jasonkessler.net/blog/leaked-anti-white-racist-charlottesville-vice-mayor-wes-bellamy-attacks-whites-women-blacks-who-talk-white
"'The Biggest Racist Organization Since the Klan': Professor Takes Leave of Absence from University After Likening Black Lives Matter to the Ku Klux Klan in Scathing Facebook Post": http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3830775/The-biggest-racist-organization-klan-Professor-takes-leave-absence-university-likening-Black-Lives-Matter-Ku-Klux-Klan-scathing-Facebook-post.html
"Jason Kessler Confronts Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy": https://youtu.be/KFMX_X3A2po
"Jason Kessler: Anti-White Racism Must End": https://youtu.be/U5VQzBbzh7w

Music:
McKeesport Alliance Church: "The Star-Spangled Banner": https://archive.org/details/McKeesportAllianceChurch_21

Books:
Badland Blues: http://amzn.to/2j2M8CD
Midnight Road: http://amzn.to/2jGzX0c

https://www.righton.net/radio/thisaltrightlife/

#38 - Nation of Deplorables with Jason Kessler

We talk about lots of stuff. 
     The weather.
     The Wuhan.
     The womynz.
     The six million.
     The Amsterdam.
     The rules.
     The hard tyranny or the soft tyranny.
     The water cannons.
     The experts.
     The British.
     The Nazis.
     The turning on other citizens.
     The election.
     The problem.
     The Gab (which never did load).
     The vagina.
     The POX.
     The advantages of putting it on paper.
     And many many tangents which will offend the snowflakes and delight the deplorables.

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