Alaric, The Barbarian

This week's episode is with guest Alaric, The Barbarian as he goes by on Twitter and his other publications. Alaric is an amateur fighter, historian and student of philosophy. We explore how modern society has limited the world for men, how views on fighting and warfare have change over time, and why you should consider digging a deep hole.

Check out Alaric on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xAlaric

Find Alaric's work at
The Dissident Review
http://dissidentreview.com

His substack
http://alaricthebarbarian.substack.com

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Other Places to Listen
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https://open.spotify.com/show/3jExZ8LKGXNZWyjZUEtf9j
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-furrowed-brow-with-jeffrey-kibler/id1653520175
https://rumble.com/c/c-2006352
And on Twitter https://twitter.com/furrowedbrow_jk

00:00:00 - Teaser
00:02:53 - Intro
00:03:43 - How did Alaric get started in his areas of interest?
00:06:14 - How WWI changed how people view warfare
00:08:45 - The importance of conflict and combat for the male psyche
00:17:18 - Martial arts and personal accountability in other areas of life
00:18:34 - Story of the Chinese MMA practioner loses social credit score
00:23:42 - Discussion about what beauty is
00:26:55 - Religions organizing around agreed upon impossible things
00:32:42 - How the woke attempt to spread their beliefs like a religion
00:36:03 - The value of physical struggle in difficult conditions
00:40:45 - Everything, Everywhere, All at Once is Terrible
00:43:14 - Discussion of A Few Good Men and how movies have themeatically focused on the superiority of the young over the old
00:45:27 - Marker 5
00:50:13 - Discussion of BAP and what is used to mean to come of age.
01:03:03 - Discussing error the modernity makes in its interpretation of Christian teachings
01:13:16 - Marker 31
01:16:12 - Bitcon and the Fall of the Banking System
01:18:33 - How will the future of warfare be like Dune?
01:19:15 - Marker 9
01:25:24 - Marker 34
01:30:08 - How did Alaric learn all these topics? A discussion on podcasting and putting your work out there.
01:40:05 - Marker 35
02:01:26 - Marker 14
02:04:13 - How do the Knights Templar compare to the Viking and Samurai?