Inside The G-Base Podcast

Part 2

As you know D & I talk a good bit and can chase some rabbits when we get going. After our last episode, we received some great questions and wanted to ensure we answered them and provided some good details. So this episode a little long.

To start with, in any discussion or debate you have to settle on terms and definitions. D & I use a lot of terms and jargon because we are military and it's just how we talk, but that does not mean you all know what we are talking about so we figured we would define a few things. Such as what are the different types of liberals? What do you mean by Leftists? We cover most of this in Part 1.

It is also important that we start being more accurate in the terms we use. For example, when we talk about policies and ideologies that are counter to the US constitution, these are typically Marxist based ideologies. There are several groups who fall into this category, Black Live Matter (the organization) being one of them. This also poses a problem for a productive discussion. How do you divest the emotion associated with talking about Black lives matter the movement and the need for justice and equality from the organization that is clearly bent to unseat power in the US government and pushes a Marxist agenda?

Naturally, this conversation then leads to policing and reform, and institutional racism. So who are the proponents of this narrative? Who is calling to "de-fund" the police? And why is no one asking who is in charge of the institutions that are supposed racist? It might surprise some people but by in large the most volatile and contentious locations are all under the control of one political party, from the governors to the city officials. So if an institution is 'racists" who should be held to account?

All of these elements fit together and nest within that Marxist framework. Does that mean that people desiring change and calling for change are bad or un-American? By no means! However, it does highlight a sticking point in our ability as a society to communicate and cooperate to find a resolution.

The enemies of our country have woven together a web that makes it nearly impossible to separate the emotion from the necessary examination of the organization promoting the current unrest. Moreover, it requires an even harder look at who the benefactors are of this unrest.

There is quite a bit more to discuss along these lines, we may not have all the answers, but we are willing to talk and engage and try and unravel what we can, so you can make informed decisions and be aware of the forces at play in our society.

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If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

Part 1 of 2

As you know D & I talk a good bit and can chase some rabbits when we get going. After our last episode, we received some great questions and wanted to ensure we answered them and provided some good details. So this episode a little long.

To start with, in any discussion or debate you have to settle on terms and definitions. D & I use a lot of terms and jargon because we are military and it's just how we talk, but that does not mean you all know what we are talking about so we figured we would define a few things. Such as what are the different types of liberals? What do you mean by Leftists? We cover most of this in Part 1.

It is also important that we start being more accurate in the terms we use. For example, when we talk about policies and ideologies that are counter to the US constitution, these are typically Marxist based ideologies. There are several groups who fall into this category, Black Live Matter (the organization) being one of them. This also poses a problem for a productive discussion. How do you divest the emotion associated with talking about Black lives matter the movement and the need for justice and equality from the organization that is clearly bent to unseat power in the US government and pushes a Marxist agenda?

Naturally, this conversation then leads to policing and reform, and institutional racism. So who are the proponents of this narrative? Who is calling to "de-fund" the police? And why is no one asking who is in charge of the institutions that are supposed racist? It might surprise some people but by in large the most volatile and contentious locations are all under the control of one political party, from the governors to the city officials. So if an institution is 'racists" who should be held to account?

All of these elements fit together and nest within that Marxist framework. Does that mean that people desiring change and calling for change are bad or un-American? By no means! However, it does highlight a sticking point in our ability as a society to communicate and cooperate to find a resolution.

The enemies of our country have woven together a web that makes it nearly impossible to separate the emotion from the necessary examination of the organization promoting the current unrest. Moreover, it requires an even harder look at who the benefactors are of this unrest.

There is quite a bit more to discuss along these lines, we may not have all the answers, but we are willing to talk and engage and try and unravel what we can, so you can make informed decisions and be aware of the forces at play in our society.

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If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

We are back for Season 2! What is going on in the world...a Pandemic...a Plandemic...race riots...autonomous zones...where does it stop? And what do Penguins have to do with COVID?

D & I set the scene by discussing the origins of COVID and how it lead to economic collapse and a global panic attack.  Was the reaction really necessary? And as always we take an asymmetric look at the implications and second and third order effects. The real question is who stands to gain from this pandemic.

Although we didn't predict a pandemic, in Season 1 D & I did cover the potential for types of upheaval we are seeing today. What better way to prepare a population for a potential insurrection. The global response to COVID created the largest unemployment of military aged males the world has ever seen. Who else could be more ripe for further instigation and provocation from a media propaganda machine? No matter which side you are on, or what your opinion, everything is politicized, we can't escape it. Can you trust what the media numbers are? Or the projection models? Is the severity of the threat real or manufactured?

We encourage you to think for yourself, do your homework and look for hard numbers. In our current environment each political faction has something to gain and a significant amount of power to lose. That is why what followed with the killing of George Floyd and the riots makes it so much harder to see through the smoke. But if you follow the money, the players will become more clear.

As this was our first episode back, we are a little rusty, so we rambled a bit. Don't hold that against us, this discussion sets the stage for what comes next, and what we are seeing in the news today.

If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

We as people find ourselves in the biggest failure-based criteria program every day. This program is as rewarding in its inception as it is debilitating in its biggest failures. Yes, of course, I am talking about parenting. We all have our own take on how we should raise our kids and even at times may make ad hominin attacks towards people we feel are completely failing at their thankless job.

More importantly, we ask ourselves the question, are parents who post their inventive approaches to punishment on social media wrong? Is the more salient lesson on parenting giving our kids purpose and direction, while holding them accountable for their actions? In addition, the world is changing faster than ever before and the old traditional ways of parenting are being challenged. We fundamentally have to understand who we are as a people and society in order to shape our small humans and prepare them for this rapidly changing society.

I would love to see someone prove that telling a child in a full-blown tantrum to use his words works better than traditional discipline. Or prove more transcendental ideas like meditation or yoga are more effective than a timeout or a good old-fashioned spanking. Seriously, who wouldn't love for their kid to sit still long enough to meditate on the evil deeds they have inflicted on one of their siblings or the embarrassment they caused their parents.

Is there an absolute right or wrong way to raise a kid? I tend to raise my kids much like I led soldiers in the Army. I watch them carefully and by the art of trial and error on what they respond to as individuals. To complicate things further, my kids all have different personalities and each has their own way of coping with their punishments. However, I am always in danger of being accused of favoritism. In all reality, they are all my favorites and my favorite part of life. As varying as their personalities, so is my love for them. I love each of them individually for their own quirks and sometimes zany behavior.

Every once in a while, I am rewarded with a statement or action that gives me the quiet confidence to know I am on the right track. Just like Jay's son told him "If you didn't have sad days how would you know you were happy? We all feel the impending trepidation of the parent trap.

We get it! The everyday toil of parenthood is thankless and you are constantly under societal scrutiny. You may never feel like you are winning and are always climbing an uphill battle. But remember one thing, us Green Berets cherish most, never give up, nothing worthwhile has ever come easy. With all that said, we think we have the answers that everyone needs to know

Watch the video here:  DAD OF THE YEAR

Jordan Peterson on Equity and Equality of Opportunity

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Originally Published December 6, 2018

Well, we took a little break. Not much of a break, I was out doing what we Green Berets do best, winning hearts and minds. We appreciate you sticking around while we get this thing fired back up.

So, a lot has happened since we last posted. D is officially retired, with DD214 in hand. That is quite an accomplishment and D deserves a hearty thanks, as does his wife and family for keeping down the homefront while he was away. Congratulations!

As you can imagine, with retirement comes a whole host of issues. Some you can plan for and others you cant. But hasn't this been done before? Hasn't the Army thought through this process? Put systems in place to support soldiers when they part? They tell us we are set up to be leaders in the commercial sector, that our experience in combat, in the military, is far superior to our civilian counterparts.  But is it? Does it even translate?

Also, what happens to a soldier that is no longer a soldier? Both D & I, and the soldiers we served with, were born to be warriors. It's in our DNA. I was put on this earth to do exactly what I've been doing as a Green Beret. So when the time comes for us to take off the uniform, then what? Who am I, if not a soldier? If we are no longer Green Berets going to war to protect and defend our nation, our home our families, what, and who are we?

In the past few years, the Army and SOF  made some great efforts to address this issue. In classic fashion, the Army made a program to tackle the issue, this one is called "Resiliency Training" and it's about as effective as the brown towels issued at basic training for actually drying you off.  This plays right into transitioning and retiring from service. Transition doesn't happen in the last year of your Army career, and you can't depend on the army to prepare you for life outside the army.

The depth of these issues was addressed in a very timely and articulate piece written by BRITTA REQUE-DRAGICEVIC . This article spurred our conversation. I encourage you to go read it HERE.  Britta gets to the heart of what a lot of soldiers feel when they can no longer do the job that they were made for. She very well may have hit on the root cause of the suicide and depression epidemic facing our nation's soldiers.  A lack of purpose. If you were born to be a soldier and you can no longer a soldier, who are you? Without purpose what reason do we have to continue? Obviously, there are a million reasons, and suicide is not a viable option. But what we feel, what we experience revolves around this lack or absence of purpose apart from our lives at war.

If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

Originally Published June 14, 2018

Before we get to the episode, want to give you all a heads up – the first part of this episode D & I talk about a good friend who died this week.  I didn't edit what we recorded through that section. I couldn't even listen to it. Green Berets are a family, and this past week we lost a brother, Joel Mitchell. D & I went through the 18D course with Joel and he is someone we both respected and loved.  I know our line of work is dangerous, and we've both lost brothers before, but for some reason, this one hit home a lot harder.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Joel's family and the Regiment. All we ask is that if you are in a place where you need someone to talk to, to hear you out, or to help you out of a dark place – reach out. We are here. And if we are not near you we know someone where you are. We are a brotherhood for life, we walk shoulder to shoulder in training, in combat, in success, and in struggles – that doesn't end when we retire or move on.  God Speed Joel Mitchell.

So let's talk about Russian interference in our election – because that's what they did, they got inside our election process.  They executed a masterstroke UW campaign against the US Presidential election and are still reaping the benefits of their efforts today. But what was their goal? I don't think it was to get Trump elected, as some claim.  How did they do it? Pretty simple really, they used us against ourselves, with identity politics being the main weapon. In this episode, We start from a grand jury indictment and walk through how the chess masters played their latest game. But it's not just the Russians using these tools, the Alt-Right and white nationalist groups use the same techniques, so does the far left – making us even more susceptible meddling and influence. We try and cover it all.  I was told I put too much into my last blog post..so there you go – listen to the show and let us know what you think!

Read the indictment for yourself HERE.

Listen to how White Nationalists leverage and manipulate Identity Politics

Then listen to a couple of other podcast discussions describing the weapons that the Russians used – its not just fake social media accounts, they leveraged the mood of the nation, the divisive and nefarious application of identity politics

THE INTELLECTUAL DARK WEB – SAM HARRIS AND BEN SHAPIRO

THE RUBIN REPORT – BEN SHAPIRO AND JORDAN PETERSON

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So what impact can one Green Beret have in the world? Let's ask Nate Boyer a fellow GB who's life experience took him from a solo AAA planned Darfur humanitarian mission to the center of the latest civil-rights controversy in America.  If you live in the US I'm sure you have seen and read about the kneeling/standing controversy in the NFL. Like us, you probably have a strong opinion of it as well, but were you aware that the course of this protest, was impacted by the actions of a single Green Beret?  I think it may be something in each Green Beret's DNA that is called to make an impact in the world, and Nate's experiences definitely bare this out.

But seriously, who in their right mind would sua-sponte a trip to Darfur in the middle of a humanitarian crisis and genocide?  The same kind of man who joins the Special Forces to pursue the ideal of De Oppress Liber.  Nate offers a great perspective and insight into the mindset of the Green Berets. His perspective and level headed approach by keeping an open mind to be a problem solver in the middle of an emotionally charged and media-fueled hype is impressive. We know Nate took some heat from our community, and quite honestly from me, I was initially upset one of our own would side with such a misguided (IMO) protest (listen to the Episode 8 – Eating our Own). But, I had to be reminded we don't fight for the content of a protest, or the opinion or belief of the protestor, we fight for the right to express that belief, even if (especially if) we disagree with it.  On this point, Nate showed true courage to step out and speak up.

We hope you enjoy this conversation, Nate has a great story and a bit of insight to the upcoming NFL season! We hope to have him back on later to carry on the conversation.  As always if you like what you hear write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree with us tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective, we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

Should women be Green Berets? I'm going to put it right up front, forcing gender integration, is folly.  In fact, it has very little to do if they are capable of passing the qualifications by meeting the physicality of the schoolhouse.  It has everything to do with distracting and degrading the primary function of combat arms – close with and kill the enemy. Every concession made for biological, emotional, or behavioral challenges is a detractor from combat effectiveness. In all likelihood, most of these problems would arise from the men and not the women! There are solid reasons to separate dogs and cats, especially when you need to focus on strategic missions.  So, why would we want to force any detraction?  Why would we ever consider compromising the combat effectiveness of our elite units so that a politically correct agenda and social perception can be reflected in our units?  That rationale defies logic.

But, it is coming.  The Secretary of Defense signed the order, the Generals have all embraced it, and the training pipelines are starting to see candidates.  But you want to know what the men said?  We said it was a terrible idea, we don't support it.  But never mind that, let's re-write the survey questions and give it to an even smaller sample of individuals who are more inclined to bend to political winds.  And that's exactly what they did (I link both studies below).  Don't get us wrong, there is a critical and valuable role for women in Special Operations, no one will deny that, and we frequently request and welcome females to complement our missions.  But that isn't the same as qualifying them to be on the front line, fully integrated members, with tabs and green berets.

I hate to break it to people but there are just some genetic differences that need to be taken into consideration. Most Green Berets are men of average physicality with an exceptional mental capacity to push themselves beyond the limits of their mind and body. The females capable of succeeding at the initial phases of selection and training are no doubt incredible individuals and should be lauded for their efforts and accomplishments, but they are the extreme exception to the rule, they are not the average.  So this whole initiative is another example of trying to normalize and force acceptance of an extreme minority of individuals and beliefs and force it upon the functioning and effective majority.

Sorry, it's not fair, too damn bad.  This push is not rooted in the battlefield's need for capability or proven effectiveness.  Quite the opposite – take a look at the scandal, cost, and detraction from the mission that we have already seen in all branches of service due to integration efforts.  Recently from the Commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, Special forces Colonels and even the CIA director.  What makes anyone think things will be different at the ODA level?

Let's consider for a moment what this says about our society. Achieving the mindset and predisposition to be successful as a Green Beret is partially in how we were raised, and how we raise our boys. Historically there were times where women took to the field of battle, there have been great female commanders and leaders, but these were again the exception.  They were forced by survival and circumstance to take on this role or face the annihilation of their culture or society.  That is not where we are today. Is there a lack of able-bodied men in America?  No. What there is, is a lack of motivation to participate and accept a traditional role of protector/servant, because it might be viewed as toxic masculinity.  I think the whole equality in military roles lowers participation even further. Our generals even said it, if women are allowed in combat then there is a larger pool of potential recruits. 

So if I'm a boy spoiled with video games, recreation, and leisure, why would I go in the army, there are girls and others who will do it for me.  We have voluntary military service, and a segment of our society is using identity politics of gender-equality to force a false narrative that it is somehow ignoble and sexist to not allow women into the ranks of men who volunteer to fight and die in their place. Let's call it what it is – a political agenda driven by special interest groups who have never seen combat and accepted by military leaders who lack the fortitude and candor to challenge the political machine.

To be clear, both D & I believe there are critical roles for women to play in special operations, I've served with fantastic and professional female soldiers and will continue to do so.  I will not treat any soldier less than professional or forego the respect they have earned and deserve.  However, to not openly and honestly discuss the issues and the cultural and political motivations behind these issues is also a disservice to our profession and the country we serve.   We hope you hear what we are saying in this discussion.  This is not from a position of sexism or anti-women, its the culmination of experience in SF and an honest assessment of what is needed to sustain and win the current fight and in wars to come.

Well, why not take on another easy topic, Immigration, and US Border Security.  Unfortunately, social media-driven hysteria, the 24-hour news cycle, and the emotionally charged rhetoric on both sides of the isle detract from the real issues and the legitimate threats posed by open and un-secure borders.  But before you can talk about how Islamic Extremists coordinate with the cartels to move men and weapons into the US you have to first solve the DACA problem.  We have to first fact check, debate and defend every crime statistic and statement made by political figures before we can talk about the fact those same politicians are writing policy and manipulating the system to exploit cheap labor and gain votes. How can we have a law that says one thing, and cities and states in open rebellion against those laws, has anyone looked into who is supporting and backing the sanctuary movements?  There are definitely second and third-order effects of this issue that should be discussed, and viewed through the perspective of Unconventional Warfare – Don't forget, UW is being conducted against our Nation as well, and considering you don't hear much about it in the news means they are doing an excellent job.

For the most part, we are talking about illegal immigration and the associated criminal element and potential security threats. Over the past decade, we have seen the emergence of a well funded and coordinated political movement that is driving a partisan narrative suggesting an effort to curb immigration and enforce border security is tantamount to racism or xenophobia, and raising concern over crime and terrorism is fear-mongering. This narrative has become so effective that cities and now states are openly refusing to enforce federal law. So what do the progressive politicians and corporations gain by supporting this resistance movement? Voters, profit, and political power. This whole narrative is political pandering couched in emotionally charged rhetoric and sold as a moral high ground, because who is really against an immigrant succeeding in life – if you are you must be a monster.

So they drag in the dreamers, DACA.  A program that was born out of President Obama's 2012 campaign to ensure his position on border security didn't marginalize the Latino vote. Lets put the cards on the table, this was a hedged bet that a gift of amnesty will net more democrat voters, even though traditional Latino families tend to more conservative values, the DACA program was an offer they couldn't refuse. The immigration advocates and Latino political groups, along with big-TECH put a ton of money and influence into getting this on the books because it meant cheaper labor and larger profits. But wait, I thought it was only the evil conservative capitalists that want to exploit immigrants?

Fast forward to President Trump and the #resist movement.  I'm not even sure if people know what they are resisting anymore, but if Trump is for it, they are against it. The mere suggestion of changes to DACA garnered cries of racism. Policy initiatives to secure the southern border birthed sanctuary cities, essentially open rebellion to federal law. Trump and his team cite crime statistics from the Department of Justice and they are answered with claims of "Fake News." But those stats aren't fake, you can read the report. The identity politics and this narrative of the resistance have become so strong that facts and common sense are no longer necessary. This, I believe is developing into a dangerous crossroad.

Something else I notice is this whole discussion is a masterful example of UW influence tactics.  Break it down, you have a network of financial and political operatives funding and paving the way for the inevitable political and legal fights (Area Complex in doctrinal terms). Then you have an Underground cadre disseminating information, talking points, fueling debate, and framing the narrative to pit a moral high ground (if you are against immigration you are racist).  This underground then recruits local advocates, mouthpieces, organizers, and enablers within the community and even within the opposition group to disrupt and distract the counter-narrative. These are the Guerrillas.  They are the ones marching in the streets, carrying signs, and parroting the talking points, lifting the emotional fervor of the argument, and marginalizing the opposition through identity politics.  And let's not forget the virtual force of nature in Social Media, platforms, and companies that have already thrown their hat on the political left and will allow the free flow of the progressive propaganda while filtering or throttling the counterpoints (ref Zuckerberg's testimony to Congress this past week).  See, the thing about a UW campaign is it doesn't have to go to open conflict. If the progressive movement plays their cards right, they can beat the conservative right in local political races by controlling the narrative.

So who do you think wants to see this agenda succeed?  Russia? Iran? Mexico? Cartels? China? Islamists? They all benefit from a weakening America.  They don't have to take us over, Red Dawn style, although they probably wouldn't mind.  They just need us to tear ourselves down a little more and they can surpass us economically and militarily.  It's not outside the realm of possibility, in-fact its the way of empires to rise and fall.

If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.

You knew we would get to the issue eventually, Gun Control. But is gun control really the solution, what about the myriad other issues surrounding the recent events.  What about the facts versus the narrative?  In fact, 1992 was the most deadly school year, not 2018.  So why isn't that being discussed?  Why isn't there a discussion on societal influences like social media, isolation, the lack of sports, and positive outlets for youth?  Of course, there are the mental health issues.  All of these should be included in the conversation, so why is the world so hyper-focused on gun control? In this episode, D & J invites a guest Green Beret, on the show, Physical "Phys" – A former 18C and 18Z, who wrote his thesis on Conspiracism. (you'll see why he got the pseudonym he did).  So is there a conspiracy to be discussed in the gun control narrative?

As always there are powerful people behind both sides who have an agenda, and each is playing a role in what we see in the media.  Our conversation tries to expose some of these narratives, and peel the onion on some of the second and third-order effects of taking an easy victory in passing gun control.

We hope our G's enjoy the discussion and it sparks more discussion and discourse in your circle of friends and community. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe, write a review, and share it with your friends.  If you disagree tweet us and let's talk about it. If you have a different perspective we would love to hear it, post it on our Facebook.  This is about abandoning the spoon-fed narrative and evaluating the facts for yourself, think critically, and deeply on these issues because they matter.  Let's hear what you have to contribute to the G-Base.