341. Democracy in Chains with Marianne Williamson

What are the proper metrics of success for a society, and what happens when those metrics don’t align with our capitalist system bound by short-term profits? In this episode, spiritual teacher and former Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discusses the urgent need for transformational leaders who can heal a democracy that is dangerously close to the precipice.In this episode we cover:0:05:34 – Transformational Leadership0:06:08 – Death of Mahsa Amini0:07:43 – Morality Police0:08:33 – Islamic Fundamentalists0:10:52 – Iranian Revolution0:11:58 – Elijah McClain0:12:58 – Black Lives Matter Protests0:13:31 – Protests in Iran0:14:25 – Persian Culture0:16:13 – Contraction of Democracy0:17:06 – Primacy of Property Rights0:18:18 – Tyranny of the Minority0:19:26 – Gerrymandering0:20:20 – Citizens United0:21:19 – Corporate Power0:27:18 – Nonviolence0:28:56 – Presidential Candidacy0:32:04 – Neoliberalism0:34:08 – Corruption0:42:01 – Democracy0:49:58 – NAFTA0:52:05 – Marianne's Political Story0:55:21 – Metrics of Societal Success1:06:54 – Nonviolent Revolution1:14:32 – Internal Purification1:21:16 – CompassionLearn about Commune and check out all our health, nutrition, and functional medicine courses free for 14 days at onecommune.com/trial.