Basecamp for Men E332: The Problem with Marxism

E332: The Problem with Marxism with Special Guest Semi Bird

 

E332 Introduction

One of the things I have always tried to do on Basecamp is to speak the truth but also to shine the light in some of the nooks and crannies of our awareness. This I try to do on a personal level as well as the collective/narrative level.

The question I often as is: What challenges to clear seeing are we currently facing? What are the threats and opportunities for WE THE PEOPLE? In America, the primary threat that I see, the one that underlies all other threats, is the long-march through our institutions of the Marxist/Communist agenda. It has become clear that most of our institutions are infested with Marxist and Communist people and ideas.  And once you see it, you can’t unsee it. It is unsettling to see it but awake is better than sleepwalking while your free nation is being taken from the inside.

Today’s interview is with my new friend Semi Bird. We get into the whole Marxist/Socialist/Communist incursion into our American institutions and highlight education in particular.  My sense is that that Marxism quietly snuck up on many Americans but as my guest and I see it, it needs to be looked at, studied, and countered at every turn. The worst thing we can do as Americans is surrender to this agenda- which is Communist/Globalist and deeply anti-American and anti-humanity.

One of the things that characterizes Marxism and thus, Communism is that it incites hatred amongst people (isn’t that interesting), creates and escalates conflicts, and seizes power through violent revolution or subterfuge. To quote a famous Chinese Communist Chiang Kai-Shek “The goal of communism isn’t to solve problems but to expand global contradictions to the greatest extent possible and cause human struggle to continue forever.” At the point where you have a portion of the population that can’t tell the difference between men and women, I would say Communism is succeeding in creating the contradictions to the greatest extent possible. And look at what one of the main goals of Marxism and Communism: perpetual struggle. Sound like the current state of affairs? Is this what we want-stress, struggle, hatred of others, division. Can we wake up from this bad dream in time to save future generations?

Let’s go dialogue with Semi about this most important challenge Americans face: how do we start to shift things back away from the hatred and division that Marxism creates and start to think about what is good for America and Americans again. How do we reclaim our history and our civics from Communist influenced so-called scholars and teachers who have an entirely different agenda than helping children thrive.

It is a big topic and Semi and I take a big swing at it today with more to come I am sure. Enjoy the episode.

The American Pulse E29: The Semi Bird Interview

E29: The Semi Bird Interview

 

E29 Introduction

Hello listeners and thank you for tuning into The American Pulse.  One of the defining characteristics of Americans is a courageous willingness to put our values on the line in the narrative and spiritual battlefield that we are facing. And to take heat in the process. My guest today happens to be a perfect example of this.

He is a man who selflessly stepped up to public service after a long and decorated military service to our nation. Only to be targeted by the morally compromised Uniparty donor class and their little minions in the media and within the Republican party.

He was the candidate of WE THE PEOPLE did not win that battle. However, we are Americans. We are tough-minded and hard to get rid of. We dust ourselves off, learn our lessons, and come back with greater clarity, vision, and resolve. The founding fathers (and future generations)  are counting on us to not let the Globalists and Communists have our nation.  This is neither hyperbole nor a falsehood to state it this way.

I feel honored to have this be the first interview that my guest has granted after an extended period of rest, renewal, and retrospection following his 2024 gubernatorial race.  We caught up with him to talk about all the things we care about: God, family, the American way, and serving our nation.

We also talk about the aftermath of his 2024 gubernatorial candidacy, his re-emergence in his Christian faith and the documents of the Founding Fathers. We talk about how America is a nation blessed by God and how we have, to our detriment, outsourced our authority to govern ourselves and what we can do to fix this and start to move the needle in the favor of WE THE PEOPLE.

Let’s get to our sponsor and our interview with proud American Semi Bird. Enjoy the conversation.

Basecamp for Men E105: The Sovereign Project

E105: The Sovereign Project with Special Guest Peter Stone

 

E105 Introduction

As we have watched the events of the past couple of years unfold, there was something that was coming into clearer and clearer focus for many. That we have inverted our ladder of authority.  We have forgotten our own sovereignty, instead giving our power over to the state and worse yet, the media-driven narrative.

It was shocking to me to watch people I care about capitulate so easily. I watched a level of obedience that scared me. I know some feisty people but I haven’t seen many who were expressing much of this during this so-called pandemic.

I naturally started to gravitate to those that were asserting their strength and their freedom and know their rights, like my guest today.  I quickly and quietly left circles that were too conformist and whose narratives were driven by fear. It’s just not for me.

This episode is in the same vein as one I did back with Paul Remington Jones, which is one I know many of you enjoyed.  If you like today’s episode and want to go give that one a listen, it is E87 Standing in Strength.

I find it a bit interesting that, of the four archetypes we use in men’s work, the one that men consistently have difficulty accessing, myself included, is the King or Sovereign. Americans have gotten flabby as to our Constitutional rights. I see this all over the place. We will need citizen leaders in this area in the coming months and years if we are to restore the Republic. Something I believe we are in the process of doing, whether you are aware of it or not.

It may just be time for you to roll up your sleeves and start to educate yourself on Common Law, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Learning or re-learning this will only give you strength and confidence in both yourself and the direction we are heading.

Our foundation is strong and gets stronger each time a citizen becomes clear as to where his or her authority comes from. I invite you today into deeper learning in this area of study.

Peter Stone Bio-

My guest today is Peter Stone and he is a thought leader in the area of empowering citizens to live in their own power and sovereignty. He is also the founder of The Sovereign Project. Here is my interview with Peter Stone.

E105 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed my interview with Pete Stone. I really enjoyed my time with him. If I was in the UK, I would take him to the pub and buy him a beer (or two).

To find all of the great resources he has in The Sovereign Project go to www.thesovereignproject.liveYou can join for free and there is all sorts of resources there for you to start to empower yourself in all the ways we talked about.