{"id":5109,"date":"2026-02-11T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frankrechsteiner.de\/what-power-does-to-unsettled-men\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:46:49","slug":"what-power-does-to-unsettled-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frankrechsteiner.de\/en\/what-power-does-to-unsettled-men\/","title":{"rendered":"What power does to unsettled men"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Epstein case has caused worldwide horror. Particularly because of the crimes themselves, of course, but also because of the system behind them: a web of power, silence and men who have apparently learned that different rules apply to them. <br\/><br\/>In the new episode of <em>Men in Crisis<\/em>, I talk about why such escalations don&#8217;t come out of nowhere. How border crossings begin insidiously, how men issue themselves with inner free passes and why power doesn&#8217;t create anything new, but rather makes visible what is unresolved inside. <br\/><br\/>It&#8217;s about ego, impulse control and emotional decoupling. About how rationalization (&#8220;I can allow myself to do this&#8221;) replaces responsibility. And why the real price is not only paid legally or socially, but also internally: through emptiness, inability to relate and the loss of self-esteem.  <br\/><br\/>This episode is not a judgment on individuals, but a look at patterns that can affect us all. On the question of where men look away even though they know that something is wrong: with themselves and in their environment. <br\/><br\/>New episode of &#8220;Men in Crisis&#8221;: What the Epstein case reveals about power and masculinity, why shifts in boundaries are rarely accidental and why inner clarity is often the only real alternative.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the new episode:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: #061 Der Epstein Komplex. 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Particularly because of the crimes themselves, of course, but also because of the system behind them: a web of power, silence and men who have apparently learned that different rules apply to them. 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