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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

Talk Back to MeEverywhere we look, it appears that the world is falling apart. The institutions have been corrupted, and not by crafty tyrants whose strength we could at least respect, but by petty despots, who used subversion and slimy tactics to undermine the very thing which upholds them. The great academies have been consumed by illiterates. Politicians beg and steal to enrich their own pockets. There is nothing that Man can create that is permanent, and for this we are thankful. We don't even have sovereignty over life itself. And be ready. The news cycle is about to begin, and it's going to be brutal. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeHailing from a family with an adventuresome past, Peter Ildefonse joins the show to argue that our Rights reside downhill from our responsibilities. When we talk about worldviews, he addresses a problem: while many of us take effort to define and understand our worldview. Yet he raises the question, how many of us see ourselves as the exception to the rule which governs everyone else?This idea is only the beginning, and Peter shares lessons learned from family members who dramatically escaped and later, trained citizens in skills meant to resist his tyranny. We get into the myths behind the IYKYK, take a peek at gatekeeping, and a look at cultures which would die off without supermarket. Peter argues that we have a responsibility to resist injustice, and from that responsibility, we understand our individual right to bear arms. Follow Peter Ildefonsa on Instagram at @peterildeonsaOr on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@peterildefonsaHis website and work can be found at www.peterildefonsa.comSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeWe're hearing politicians and pundits wax poetic about the threat of sleeper cell terrorists attacking America. All attention is then directed at the idea of an illegal alien entering the United States through a porous southern border, to then integrate into a community keeping nefarious plots and abilities under the floorboards until they receive a call from a foreign commander. What's more close to home, is that the idea of what we call a sleeper cell already exists in America, only they're chanting Black Lives Matter and burning down a police precinct. Further, Gun Culture has put a great interest in the idea of Recce or reconnaissance, and the interest is genuine, only the terms are a little off. Books mentioned in this episode: "Why Young Men" by Jamil Jivanihttps://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=redacted00-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=6d4868dc7e1a33a34ee0ef85b6c35173&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=why young men"War of the Flea" by Robert Taberhttps://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=redacted00-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=31c987b8d66d0e065c6b69fdd973391d&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=war of the fleaSupport the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeOPSEC, short for Operation Security is Military Jargon for keeping information vital to the security and success of an operation out out the hands of those who would use open source intelligence gathering tools to gain leverage against one's unit, people, or community. Maintaining a clear control of OPSEC is difficult to measure unless you are actively capable of discerning what an opposing force knows about you and your plans. Traditional and cultural references includes spy novels, thrillers, and a news broadcast that's a little to revealing about what is really going on behind the curtain. A double edged sword for any society which claims to be free, OPSEC includes governments actively taking steps to compartmentalize information and restrict its spread across even its own population. We start by comparing OPSEC to the board game STRATEGO, which helps build the concept. However, in our world where terms like "5th Generation Warfare" regularly appear in political discourse, the idea of Operation Security runs the risk of inciting paranoia. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Talk Back to MeThe idea of the news is a fascinating one. Somehow, the individual who's job it is to give you the news is supposed to accomplish it without including his or her own bias. As an ideal, this would be useful, as people bring their own worldviews into consideration when they consume media. But in our world, in the post-information age, it's just not that simple. We've come to accept that bad news gets more attention than good news, but why is this the case. Not in the national, bird's eye view, but why, for ourselves? Why do we pay more attention to what is going wrong in the world, and give less heed to what is going well? Bad news imparts a sense of urgency, which, like alcohol, calms some of the storm by giving it meaning. And like alcohol, if we do not maintain that buzz, we'll eventually get left with a hangover. The metaphor isn't exhaustive however, for when we look at both history, and how we percieve meaning in a society, we are faced with a tried and true problem: what is the role, if any, of the news man, and how do we even define integrity in such institutions. The newsman has replaced the pulpit, as the place where we go in society to look for answers to the deeper questions of life, and it has had consequences which we are paying for.Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc