When this man came on the scene in January I sensed he was different. How did I know that? Because he is an ALPHA MALE! An Alpha Male is a leader of the pack. Alphas protect and lead the pack. They are selfless and that is why the pack follows them. However, in todays society our idea of an Alpha Male is warped and often times wrong. An Alpha Male is not a billionaire or a career politician. Most of those types of people are selfish narcissists that don’t give a shit about anything but themselves and their own power. Yanis is a reluctant leader who stepped forward with one simple thing on his mind: How do I do what is best for my people?
Yanis does not give a a rats ass what other people, especially the Troika, think of him. He is focused on one thing and one thing only and that is how does he get a good deal for his suffering people. If you watch this man in interviews he is comfortable in his own skin and never apologizes for his beliefs. His genuine concern for the humanitarian tragedy in Greece was apparent to me from the beginning. Such a man can not be bought, bribed, bullied or frightened. The biggest mistake that the Troika made was in not realizing they were going against an Alpha Male. They assumed that he was a lying, unprincipled, scumbag like themselves. When scumbags go against Alphas they always lose. In fact I contend that Christine Legarde of the IMF saw the writing on the wall and decided to speak the truth and release the report of the impossibility of Greece paying back their debts ever. She saw a man sitting across the table from her that was unwavering and willing to lose his job based on principle. She decided to break ranks and throw the rest of the Troika under the bus and try to save some face for her and the IMF.
We live in extraordinary times! We are in a Global Crisis of confidence! The Alphas are beginning to emerge onto the scene as the worlds current set of psychopathic leaders fall on their face. The popularity of Donald Trump in the polls is a direct result of two things: he speaks the truth as he sees it and he does not lie. Will other Alphas emerge onto the scene in the US elections? We shall see.
How does one spot an Alpha Male?
1) They don’t give a flying fuck what anyone thinks of them. They are comfortable in their own skin.
2) The don’t lie (see point 1).
3) They don’t seek approval from anyone!
4) They are fearless.
5) They realize they can not control anything except how they react to situations.
6) Anyone demonized by the Media as an extremist is likely an Alpha Male.
Yanis is the first of what I believe are many new Alphas that will come forward. The old power structures that reward cronyism, theft, corruption and lying are coming to an end. However, this system will not go down without a fight.
Yanis is aware that the Greek people are just beginning their journey which will not be without pain and sacrifice but if he can reduce the debt they are halfway home to a new freedom.
Watch this interview from this weekend of an Alpha Male in action against the Press. Simply Brilliant!
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That’s how you do it, no doubt.
Raul,
The masses are starving for Alpha Males.
My wife once said I was a beta, told her the only thing worse than being one is marrying one. #swerve
Helicopter Ben,
Lol. Hysterical. By saying that you are an alpha.
He’s really impressive. He never flinched – but clearly made the reporter nervous.
Excellent.
I’m glad he’s still around.
LOL. Your alpha male just threw in the towel.
Nocigar,
You must have 2 IQ points. This is exactly what an alpha male does. He does what’s best for the pack. Why don’t you read this. This guy is a stud. http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/2015/07/06/minister-no-more/#more-8433
I was nodding my head until I got to Donald Trump.
Superpositron,
I did not say he was an alpha yet. His initial popularity is due to acting like an alpha. It remains to be seen. But people are starving for no bullshit.
Bluestar,
You think we rip this week? We hit your 2040 target.
I love reading the over-reaction from people. Most likely the bottom is in based on these reactions.
Jon V,
I don’t follow you. We are talking about alpha males. I don’t see any chatter here about the market. Go bother the Fly.
Superposition,
We should get a tradable low soon. However, I do think we are in the end game here. Dips are becoming more dangerous. It feels like this is turning into a sell the rip market.
good post, Herr BlueStar .. but that’s a bit misogynistic to leave women out of the equation in their role of emerging from beneath the male power-grab since time immemorial and in particular in relation to male-written religious texts. In fact it is prophesized that is is women who will lead this world out of the age of barbarism into one of peace, harmony and true love.
“However, this is not the merit of you men, but of you women who take up the staff of leadership and of dignity and steer the situation of you human beings of Earth, because your womanly true discernment and your sense are directed towards love, peace, freedom, human dignity, equality and harmony and stop the affectations of you men with regard to war, violent means and many kinds of falling badly out of the control of the good human nature. Therefore, after all the millennia of evil, Ausartung, Gewalt-acts, disharmony,
lovelessness, unfreedom and unpeace, womanhood will radiate hope and happiness as well as the lightness of the life in which now all dreams come true that are oriented towards true love, peace, freedom and harmony – and yet
it will take a long time until then because the way out of barbarity and into the good future is a long and tortuous one. “
Bluestar, I think your points are extremely valid and the check list is spot on. However, the alpha, at least in order to be a political leader in a developed nation, needs to be able to exhibit some sort of restraint. That’s why Trump won’t sniff the primary, and why Yanis won’t be able the negotiating table anymore.
Not to turn this into a political discussion, but for all the reasons you’ve pointed out in this article, I see Christie as the closest you can get to an electable official who really doesn’t give a f@&k what others think. I know Bridge Gate may ruffle some feathers but it doesn’t even come close to Benghazi and various cover ups that have been swept under the rug. Plus, the guy has lead a predominately liberal state being a republican. Again, I’m not here to start a red vs blue (no pun intended) state debate, but that’s why I like Christie.
Damn. I was hoping Varoufakis was going to hang around longer. He really is the most interesting man in politics and leadership. I like that he was finance minister out of civic duty and not for his ego. We need more leaders and less politicians.
juice,
did you not read the title. this is about alpha males not alpha females. Take your PC nonsense somewhere else. What is this? NPR.
Damn going to be sorry to see Yanis go. I know he martyred himself here, but I have no faith Tsipras will stick to his guns without Yanis around. Dude is probably on his way to a beach somewhere in Mexico.
Quality and Superpositron,
If Greece does not cave but actually leaves the EU then Yanis will be back.
Blue you hearing anything on the blowup in crude? Got to be hedge funds blowing up somewhere.
Quality,
I think it is someone from last year. A big bank with oil derivative problems that has other balance sheet issues stemming from today’s news on Greece and is reducing exposure on oil. Just a guess. This is how deflation works. deleveraging over time.
Yeah today’s action isn’t run of the mill at all in crude. I’m very curious to hear who got margin called/blew up.
http://rt.com/news/272008-varoufakis-coolest-finance-minister/
Very interersting article blue.
I’d mention that Mario Draghi is also an alpha-male, the only central banker who know he has the ace in the hole.
I am watching copper test a very important price, if it doesn’t hold, all best are off.
All I know is Yanis worked for Valve, and that’s pretty badass in itself.
Well guess this “alpha” was too much for even Tsipras…and Trump as an “alpha” give me a break…he is pretty much the definition of a narcissistic scumbag that you were talking about. Trump not lying? Hmm you sure about that one Blue?
forgetalpha,
What’s you point on Yanis? Trump is a narcissistic man. yes true. But he is #1 in polls and has only risen since I wrote this. His appeal is because he does not give a shit what anyone thinks. The masses yearn for it. My analysis stands and more and more people will rise to the occasion. Not all will be saints. Just not pussies.