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Talk Back to MeIn the mind of Clausewitz wars had a beginning and and end, or at least they should. But when we look at the ways peoples have waged war against each other, the timelines more often reveal a long fringe on either end of the conflict. These blurry edges may manifest on a timeline, as well as in the use of irregulars to wage unlimited warfare. In today's culture war, as it is described, the fighters are not only non-state actors, but informants, ideologues, and activists who utilize insurgent-like activity to sow disruption in a population. With the globalization of media and the internet, we in the west are starting to see this happen more and more. The question remains: what do we do about it?Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeAs the Levant once again gathers the attention of the world, we have an opportunity to learn about not only how wars are fought, but how those similarities are repeated the world over. Israel, being considered a nation-state, is expected to engage in regular warfare, against an opponent not held to the same standard in political discourse. The importance of this war remains immensely personal to some, but to all, it serves as a model by which to understand one form of asymmetrical warfare. And when we look into the history of war, it's not as unusual as the media portrays. Whether we look at how Special Operations engage in war, or at the history of American warfare, we find similar examples of irregular warfare as a means to an end. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeIt can be quite funny to watch fools opine grandly about how they are, themselves, a free thinker, without a single consideration for what that means other than a cookie-cutter-counter-culture to the presumed status quo. The phrase has rotated through the decades, including free-thinker, critical thinker, independent thinker, or someone who thinks for themselves as an intellectual version of the virtue signal. Let's take a look into what it means to honestly think for yourself. Enjoy!Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeTwo guests join the show today, both with former appearances on the REDACTED Culture Cast, and both with a strong take on the grime and grit of both this culture and the industry. At the table, we have three voices: an Active Duty Soldier, a Veteran, and a Citizen. And in good faith, we bring more than more complaints to your table. - The difference between the Culture and the Industry. - What their differing goals are or should be. - Community Building, in a Tangible Environment. - Gun Culture Eat's it Own. LIKE, Subscribe, and Share. No Community Grows in Isolation. Follow Marcus on Instagram: @skypirate_actual and at @cloakedentrycoFor Courses: cloakedentryco.comFollow Luke Brown on Instagram at : @southpawlukeSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeThe argument is made, time and time again, that if we could just get rid of religion, we would be able to end all wars. Yet that belief requires a willing ignorance to what religion is and how, at the core of each and every philosophy, is a fundamentally religious idea. The idea that we could eliminate war from taking place wherever there are men reveals more about the person who believes it, than about the world as it is. Clausewitz described War as politics by another means, or at least poor translations of "On War" suggest that. Mao and Lenin viewed war as a part of Culture, or at least the way they waged their campaigns certainly implied so. And then there's the question of economics, that if we could solve the problem of scarcity in the world, we would end all reason for men to go to war with one another. Each of these theories portrays different metaphysical ideas, different worldviews. And how we think of them in relation to war affects how we believe we ought fight one. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeAt the beating heart of this community and culture is the idea that all men are created equal. That there is no distinction between citizen and soldier when it comes to rights. That there is no difference between free man and party member when it comes to using logic and reason to regulate ourselves and our country. Or at least that is the ideal. This scathing criticism of Gun Culture comes at the heels of yet another case where our enemies amass social and fiscal capital to be wielded in economic warfare against us, while we complain to our hearts malcontent in order to eek by another day and another year. And that is the way we will move forward: step by bloody step. We will be discouraged, but we will not be defeated. We will be downtrodden but we will not be made to beg. We will be betrayed, but we will not give up hope that this culture and this community, and this moral philosophy which grounds our rights as free men will never be wiped from the face of the earth until every one of us is no longer here to carry it in our hearts.Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeBy now, most of us are familiar with the trope of the hyper-alert, hyper-aware veteran who's level of situational awareness often looks like a display. In that grey space between the white picket fence and war on an industrial scale, this posture will not only make you a target, but one that is easy to predict. You will often see people concerned with self defense identify their greatest threat to be the casual opportunist. Nothing like declaring your value with the lowest common denominator. However, an adversary with even the slightest modicum of self awareness will likely start gathering information on you, seeking to know your pattern of life in order to identify weaknesses. This is where the hyper-alert self-defense guy comes into the picture. Not only is he aware of his surroundings, he's so aware that he has to tell everyone about it. He's so aware that he makes himself out to be a target. In addition to that, most people who exhibit public displays of self awareness turn out to be compensating for a lack of achievement in their current or prior employment. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeMuch of how we describe ethics in war comes from a tradition that was born relatively recently in comparison to the history of warfare. In premodern times, before the renaissance or the enlightenment, the scale of warfare often extended well beyond the warfighter, even as different creeds and belief systems set limitations on the man wielding the sword. During the enlightenment, as Europe inched closer to the idea of a balance of power, various nations, kingdoms, and warriors began to place limitations on the warfare they waged, at least until they reached a certain level of desperation. In some ways, that tradition of limited warfare never really manifested, and in others, what was left very well died on the battlefields of World War 1. Now, we are here in an age of decentralization, where not only nations go to war against each other in every way but the official way, and grey zone between combatant and non-combatant is the most lively battlefield at play. So, in this episode we address how the idea of warfare has changed from age to age, and how it looks to be rhyming, if not returning to a pre-modern, but more genuine format, partially by breaking down the barrier between the professional warfighter, and the citizen capable for becoming a warrior. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeAnother Ranger joins the show, this time one with the capability to pass the high standards of the Ranger Regiment when it comes to functioning as a Medic. We discuss the credibility of recent terrorist threats, and go so far as to take a shot at the golden question: what is terrorism. Tim Selbrede both stands out and fits into a cohort of men like him who have gone out into the world, experienced adventure, and lived to tell the tale, only to come home to a country that doesn't honor him for the achievements he finished in defense of the Nation.Recently graduating DARC, the next feather in the cap means a question of what comes next and how we continue as a community in the coming months, years, and generations. Later in the episode he shares some advice when it comes to re-evaluating your medical capabilities after they may have gathered some dust or your IFAK has gone to disarray.And yes, this episode was published on the day when Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door of the church in honor of Tim being a Catholic.  Follow Tim Selbrede on Twitter / X at @Hsolo275 aka  Ralph the Airborne Rangerand on Instagram: @revere275Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeHow much of this community consists of freeloaders, riding on the coattails of those putting in the work? How many people in this community coast on the free subscriber level, but complain when they are not granted access to the small, tightly knit circles that make up the Gun Culture? 1. Freeloaders, and Mooches. No one likes a Sandbagger. 2. The trouble with sponsorship in this industry. 3. Hoarding information. 4. Lowering Standards are your fault. 5. Cult activity versus community building. Are you tired of the Drama? Good, because you might be part of it. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc