00:00What does that emotional stunting actually do to a person's capacity for empathy and
00:04healthy power?
00:05Yeah, that's a great thing to look at because emotional intelligence, you know, a lot of
00:11people don't really understand emotional intelligence and what it does for a person.
00:16And there's just this idea that, you know, well, of course I have emotional intelligence.
00:21I have emotions, but you really have to understand those emotions.
00:25And if you don't understand your own emotions, it's hard to have empathy for another individual
00:30because you don't get why someone would be doing something like that.
00:36And when you're not allowed to express emotions, like most young men and boys are told, you
00:42know, boys don't cry.
00:43You know, you have to be a strong man, you know, you know, grow a pair of balls, you know,
00:49all
00:49of this stuff.
00:49Right.
00:50And it's just not healthy.
00:51Right.
00:52It creates a culture where vulnerability is framed as weakness and dominance becomes
00:57the only tool for control.
00:59When men aren't taught to process fear, shame, or grief, fraternal PAC culture teaches them
01:04to compartmentalize harm and protect the institution at all costs.
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