Basecamp for Men E249: The Inverted Hero’s Journey

E249: The Inverted Hero’s Journey with Special Guest

Simon Esler

 

E249 Introduction

Well I did something that I rarely do on Basecamp. Turn an interview with an excellent guest into a two-parter. I have tried (in vain) to keep my episodes to 45 minutes or so. In the early seasons, 30 minutes was the norm. Now, as you know, it is often 45-60 minutes.

However, I don’t want  to go over an hour. If I am honest, I would love to get back to 30 minute episodes but I am following God’s plan for my guests and how long the episodes will be.

In Part one with my guest, we get into the power of rituals and rites of passage (something near and dear to me); the power of homeschooling and unschooling (something more and more parents are looking into these days); and how humanity’s enemy is using inversion tactics including an inverted Hero‘s Journey to capture the minds and hearts of our young people.

I always love sitting around the fire with a bright mind and today’s guest is certainly one of them. Enjoy the episode

Simon Esler Bio

My guest today is Simon Esler. Simon is a committed defender of families & the lost art of free thought. Simon has been an actor, an ordained minister and mindfulness entrepreneur which led him to becoming a professional content creator & independent filmmaker. His website, www.simonesler.com, hosts an array of films, series and resources focused on leveraging the pressures of modern war to foster personal growth and collective resilience.

E249 Final Thoughts

I hope you all enjoyed Part 1 with Simon Esler. In part two next week, we get into 5th Generation Warfare, the anti-children/anti-innocence culture that we find ourselves in and is this by design. We also cover the taboo topic of pedophilia and what sort of future is this all leading too? Thank you Basecampers and we‘ll see you around the fire next week.

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E240: The Marxist Mis-Education of Our Youth

E240: The Marxist Mis-Education of Our Youth

 

E240 Introduction

Looking over the assessment for our students in public education, OSPI for this in the spring of 2023. 49% do not meet basic ELA standard. 61% do not meet basic Math standards. 57% do not meet basic Science standards. I’m talking the basics folks. One thing that has been successful? Well, the dumbing down of American children has been wildly successful from a Marxist point of view. Dumb them down so they can’t think critically, fill them with a bunch of lies and half-truths about the country they live in, make them ashamed of their bodies, their biological sex, the nation their forefathers fought for.

There are many appalling things about the war we are currently in. And when I say war, I am not talking about anything between liberals and conservatives or Democrats vs. Republicans. The conflict has so many layers that I won’t disrespect you by oversimplifying it.

However, for me and many others, the most appalling aspect of this conflict has been the impact that our enemy has had on the minds and souls of our children. The impact of Marxist ideology and the hatred, division, confusion, and unhappiness that this has sown in our young people is heartbreaking.

And most parents can’t see it. Not yet anyways. Although more and more are forced to contend with the truth: that the indoctrination in gov’t run schools is dumbing your kids down, turning them into misinformed woke activists being used by a larger agenda. And ill-equipped to be functioning men and women in society. Hell, they can’t even tell you what a man or woman is? This is how bad education has become.

Why don‘t we start teaching our youngsters the TRUTH about America and what we represent to the world? Why all the hatred, lies, ommisions of American exceptionalism and heroism? They can’t. You know why? Because it goes against their agenda.

You know, it is one thing to be aware of the Marxist takeover in our schools and universities. It is another to roll up your sleeves like my guest today does, to have a good long look at the textbooks. Not quite sure if your kids are being mis-educated in public schools? Let’s go talk to a woman who looks over what your kids read and find out. She has a VERY interesting take on it. Enjoy the interview!

Ann Streit Bio

My guest today is Ann Streit. As a concerned public educator, Ann Streit began investigating the reasons behind our failing schools. Appalled by what she learned, she has been sounding the alarm for the past ten years.  She is currently the Chapter Chair of Moms for Liberty – King County. Here is my interview with Ann Streit.

E240 Final Thoughts

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times. 

The good times created a tribe of weak men, unable to recognize and stand up to the Marxist and Globalist enemy who is inside the gate and here for our children and our nation.

If ever there was a time for strong men and women to find their voices and their purpose, now is that time, don’t you think?

I will be here every step of the way Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E239: Truth is Awakening Us

E239: Truth is Awakening Us with Special Guest

Dr. Mark McDonald

 

E239 Introduction

One thing I have noticed in this fog of war is that voices that carry truth act as a bell for awakening those that are destined to awaken. You can hear the clarity and strength in them and they give us hope and courage, and carry the future of humanity.

On the other side of truth and humanity is the Globalists using the ideas of Karl Marx, a man who HATED humanity and all that we stand for. Marxist ideas are everywhere (in our schools and universities, in Hollywood, in our government and corporations, and certainly in our media) and you will recognize them by the insanity, hatred, division, and confusion they always create in an unsuspecting population. 

Today’s interview is a good one. We cover what exactly is happening in our government run schools? Should parents of young children pull them out for an alternate way of educating them? What is going on with all the transgenderism? What is behind it all? Could all of this be a Marxist-induced mass psychosis? How can we know? How do we navigate all this and keep our sanity?

We also cover why the left is so triggered by President Trump. Hint……he is an unapologetically STRONG male figure. And this triggers women and weak men alike. Strong individuals (both men and women) tend to recognize and appreciate President Trump’s strong leadership.

It’s not that he is without flaws. We have never implied that. Only that his clarity and strength, masculinity, and LOVE of this country are what is needed for this nation right now. In my opinion, there is no second best.

Come sit around the fire with a guest who really embodies truth and clarity right now. Enjoy the interview.

Mark McDonald Bio 

My guest today is Dr. Mark McDonald. Mark is trained in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry at UCLA, he now works primarily with children in private practice in west Los Angeles. His opinions on topics such as the need to re-open America’s schools, and the pandemic of fear in the United States today, have been widely published in local and national news, including the Wall Street Journal and The Federalist.

 He is the author of both United States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional Psychosis AND Freedom From Fear: A 12 Step Guide to Individual and National Recovery.

Dr. McDonald also publishes a podcast with Dr. Jeff Barke called Informed Dissent. Here is my interview with Dr. Mark McDonald.

E239 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed our conversation as much as I did. I hope to have him back on soon to take a look at some other important issues. I love how Mark pointed out that liberals and conservatives actually hold very similar views on many important issues and that it’s the radical left and their activists that are opposing all of us. Interesting dynamic, isn’t it?

You can find his excellent content on www.dissidentmd.com and his podcast with Dr. Jeff Barke is Informed Dissent.

 

Basecamp for Men E237: Hope for Humanity

E237: Hope for Humanity with Special Guest Carrie Cee

 

E237 Introduction

Today‘s episode is one that I have had in the hopper for awhile. It is with Bitcoiner Carrie Cee and I absolutely LOVED our conversation. I have had in on the shelf for while to try and spread out the Bitcoin content a bit more.

Some people have reached out asking about Bitcoin price action. Why has BTC gone down after the halving? It’s a volatile asset but still the best place to store long-term value. My two cents worth: don’t get your face too close to the window when viewing BTC.

Pull back, relax, let the market come to you…..and stack more sats for God’s sake! Nobody can predict the price movement with much accuracy. This is true for the Equity markets as well. Once you have self-custodied whatever amount of Bitcoin feels right for you and your family, just sit tight. As a side note, I believe that whenever the stock market freaks out, Bitcoin will be seen as a safe haven for value. The two are not correlated, not much anyways.

Let’s get to today‘s interview after a few memes.

From Humble Bitcoiner comes this nugget “A nice car and a big house are the old status symbols. The ultimate flex is freedom. Time freedom, location freedom, and financial freedom.”

“I like the Libertarian vision: let live in peace. Ever since I was a kid I‘ve resented people who go around telling other people how they should live.”

Clint Eastwood

“I’ve never understood the political fear of Libertarians. Sure, they’re not in power now but someday they might take over and uh, leave you alone, I guess, since that’s their whole deal.” It’s like being afraid of cats.

Edward Snowden

“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”

Henry David Thoreau

Carrie Cee Bio

My guest today is Carrie Cee. Carrie is a Bitcoin enthusiast, Libertarian, and the creator and host of the excellent podcast Bitcoin People. Here is my interview with Carrie Cee.

 

 

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E235: Turtles All the Way Down

E235: Turtles All the Way Down with Special Guest Zoey O’Toole

 

E235 Introduction

As a podcaster, I do my best to shed light on what is in the shadows. I don’t think of myself as a citizen journalist per se. Not quite anyway.

However, I do believe one of my strengths is asking the difficult questions, offering up a different perspective, hopefully shedding the Light of Truth on the issues that have been presented to us deceitfully. I have done my best to pick the issues that are most concerning to me as a parent, an American, and just an ordinary human in the midst of a strange war on this beautiful planet. My goal is always to help humanity in any way I can.

Every once in a while a book arrives on the scene that shakes the ground we walk on. Turtles All the Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth is exactly this kind of book. Written anonymously with unassailable science and data taken from the very sources that mainstream medicine uses: the CDC, FDA, WHO, and peer-reviewed medical journals, Turtles is a tour de force that will arm parents (and physicians, if they are courageous enough) with the truth about this vitally important issues that impact our children and future generations on this planet.

Hopefully, this episode and this book Turtles All the Way Down, will be listened to and read in the coming years and decades ahead and will help parents make more honest, courageous and healthy choices for their children. If a few Basecampers and maybe a few doctors buy the book and get the resources mentioned, I feel I have done my part.

We are fortunate to sit around the fire with one of the editors of this book. Enjoy the episode!