Marianne Williamson: The Politics Of Love

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2022

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Extreme political polarization. Weaponized misinformation. Media incentivized to divide. And growing inequality. Our democratic experiment has seen better days. How do we reimagine it for the betterment of all? Spiritual thought leader, activist, and political writer Marianne Williamson says it begins with love. You may know Marianne for her Presidential bid in 2020—the democratic candidate unafraid to ask the bigger questions about what matters most. But if that’s the sum total of your relationship with this human, prepare yourself for a force of nature that extends well beyond that singular life chapter. The author of 14 books (including four #1 New York Times bestsellers), Marianne has been a leader in spiritual and religiously progressive circles for over three decades. She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a non-profit that has delivered more than 14 million meals to ill and dying homebound patients since 1989. Marianne created the group to help people suffering from the ravages of HIV/AIDS. She has also worked on poverty, anti-hunger, and racial reconciliation issues throughout her career. In 2004, she co-founded The Peace Alliance and continues to support the creation of a U.S. Department of Peace. I first met Marianne at a fundraiser back in 2014 during her bid for Congress. Fascinated by her bold and unconventional presence on the Presidential stage—particularly her debate performances—I’ve followed her career closely for years and always admired her unique perspective on democratic principles and responsibility. Today’s conversation is about what’s required to solve our most urgent problems—from the perils of our entrenched government-media-industrial complex and the ills of corporate stranglehold on governance, to the legacy of 60’s activism, the role of spirituality in politics and the complex relationship between personal evolution and global change. To read more, click here. You can also watch it all go down on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. I really enjoyed spending a couple of very insightful hours with Marianne. I appreciate her voice, wisdom, and courage. May her words equally inspire you. Enjoy! Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The problem is not democracy. Our system is so corrupt it's become a system of legalized
0:06.9	bribery. People know it. It's not like people are not aware and it's not like people are
0:12.8	not upset, but we're all living with this conundrum. What do we do? We are now at a point
0:18.4	where it's not just that we must move in another direction, but we must move quickly.
0:24.6	We must open our hearts and still passionately disagree, form boundaries, just like you have
0:29.8	boundaries in personal relationships, you have boundaries in political relationships,
0:34.3	but you can do all of that with love. You can do all of that with respect and humility
0:39.1	to me. That's the portal through which we can walk to a more sustainable world.
0:56.8	Greetings Internet. It is I, Rich Roll, your host. Welcome to the podcast. My guest today
1:03.4	is Marianne Williamson. Marianne is a teacher. She's an activist, a thought leader, a badass,
1:11.4	an absolute legend in spiritual circles, and the author of 14 books, four of which have
1:17.5	been number one New York Times bestsellers. You may know Marianne because she quite famously
1:23.6	ran for president in 2020, but if that's the sum total of your relationship with this
1:29.6	human, I think you're in for a ride today because she is a force of nature that extends
1:36.4	well beyond that singular life chapter. This one is both fascinating, it's fun, and
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