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Those who encounter violence and war will be tempted to see themselves a combination of the light and the darkness in this world. Various forms of religious iconography, as well as cultural keystones mimic this concept as if a person can be servant to two masters, wrestling between them. But the source of light has no equal. The concept of dichotomy as a form of identification becomes an idol, steeped deeply in one's worldview.

In the mind of Clausewitz wars had a beginning and and end, or at least they should. But when we look at the ways peoples have waged war against each other, the timelines more often reveal a long fringe on either end of the conflict. These blurry edges may manifest on a timeline, as well as in the use of irregulars to wage unlimited warfare. In today's culture war, as it is described, the fighters are not only non-state actors, but informants, ideologues, and activists who utilize insurgent-like activity to sow disruption in a population. With the globalization of media and the internet, we in the west are starting to see this happen more and more. The question remains: what do we do about it?

As the Levant once again gathers the attention of the world, we have an opportunity to learn about not only how wars are fought, but how those similarities are repeated the world over. Israel, being considered a nation-state, is expected to engage in regular warfare, against an opponent not held to the same standard in political discourse. The importance of this war remains immensely personal to some, but to all, it serves as a model by which to understand one form of asymmetrical warfare. And when we look into the history of war, it's not as unusual as the media portrays. Whether we look at how Special Operations engage in war, or at the history of American warfare, we find similar examples of irregular warfare as a means to an end. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

It can be quite funny to watch fools opine grandly about how they are, themselves, a free thinker, without a single consideration for what that means other than a cookie-cutter-counter-culture to the presumed status quo. The phrase has rotated through the decades, including free-thinker, critical thinker, independent thinker, or someone who thinks for themselves as an intellectual version of the virtue signal. Let's take a look into what it means to honestly think for yourself. Enjoy! Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Two guests join the show today, both with former appearances on the REDACTED Culture Cast, and both with a strong take on the grime and grit of both this culture and the industry. At the table, we have three voices: an Active Duty Soldier, a Veteran, and a Citizen. And in good faith, we bring more than more complaints to your table. - The difference between the Culture and the Industry. - What their differing goals are or should be. - Community Building, in a Tangible Environment. - Gun Culture Eat's it Own. LIKE, Subscribe, and Share. No Community Grows in Isolation. Follow Marcus on Instagram: @skypirate_actual and at @cloakedentryco For Courses: cloakedentryco.com Follow Luke Brown on Instagram at : @southpawluke Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

At 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

By 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Much 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

How 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Everywhere 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc #ruin #guncontrol #gunculture

Hailing 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 @peterildeonsa Or on YouTube at @peterildefonsa His website and work can be found at www.peterildefonsa.com Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

We'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 Jivani https://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 Taber https://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=redacted00-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=31c987b8d66d0e065c6b69fdd973391d&camp=1789&creative=9325&index=books&keywords=war of the flea Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

OPSEC, 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.

The 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.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

In the movies, it is the bad guys who willingly target women and children. The good guys fight with honor, even when faced with chaotic situations, and show great remorse whenever there is collateral damage on their operation. This is only the pop culture way of distinguishing between limited and unlimited warfare. However history is a much deeper, darker tale. The idea of limited war as we know it originated in the 18th Century according to Grenier, in The First Way of War. But we do not need to dig only into this book to understand that. The Global War on Terror illustrated the challenges of waging a limited war against an opponent willing to engage outside of their rules of engagement. As we advocate for further decentralization, and as we believe in both the rights and agency of man, we recognize that we can no longer export our responsibility to even consider what are the moral constraints on the use of force to nameless, faceless bureaucrats. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

As we consider the consequences of decentralization, we look to history to consider what the past has to show about different types of combatants. As part of this year's Moon's Haunted Series, we dig into some of the important foundational concepts when considering the rules of engagement and what it means to act ethically in a war, and what serves as justified causes for engaging in war. The employment of Irregulars isn't a new thing in our age of globally observed conflicts, even when the fighting is localized to a specific area. Regulars, and regulated warfare appear more as the outlier in human history, including that of America. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

The Bible makes many references to war, some of them as if they were already history to the penman of the Old Testament, some of them yet to come, and some which illuminate a grand narrative, a cosmic war. The evil we face in this world does not always evade detection, and we would be fools to believe that it does not influence the ways of men. Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus includes a call to a higher war. Our struggle is not ultimately against flesh and blood, but against a greater darkness which rules over this dark world. But that call to action is so very often followed with commands to lay down one's spiritual arms, as it may go. We are called into action, then condemned acting in the ways appropriate to the ways we are called. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

The idea of war isn't as simple as the Patriot or Braveheart like it to be. How do we consider the weight of conflict in an regularly more complicating game? The problem with that easy category of criminals on one side opposed to clean honorable warfighters on the others paints a nice picture that doesn't hold as fast as Tolkien would have like it. But that doesn't directly imply that there are no good guys in the fight. So this is an early start into the Fall's conversation in the Moon's Haunted. good luck, carry on. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

The opposite of elitism should be something like equality. But the inverse of gatekeeping in Gun Culture has manifested in resentment. This isn't a new subject in human history, but instead of merely document it, as agents acting in Gun Culture, it is our responsibility to oppose both gatekeeping citizens from upholding their responsibilities and those who have gained a seat at the table in our community. And history has shown what happens when a revolution results in a tyranny of the resentful and when it turns to its principles to begin anew.

You have heard it said, "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord." You have also heard it said that those who pursue Vengeance will need to dig two graves. The romanticization of Vengeance has long included the warnings of the Cost, but it most often presents itself as a warning that in the end, everyone loses. But those who succumb to the temptations of Vengeance are often weakened, blinded by their single mindedness that it impedes their goal entirely. Vengeance makes us weak, while promising an illusion of passionate strength, which is easy to say for critics who have made themselves weak, and a different thing entirely for those who not only have the motivation, but capability as well. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

Politics aside, we're intuitively aware that there's a difference between killing and shooting. When Gun Culture gets dramatic with itself, it pits the two against themselves. The ability to hit a target isn't the same as the mental and moral aspects of a gunfight or a night raid. But we know that. When we consider the moral environments where the use of force can be found, we recognize that, while we desire to protect our lives and the lives of others, we also can be concerned about the legal ramifications of our actions. Much deeper, whether we call it morality, dignity, or honor, at our core rests the question of, "Is it Right," and if so, by what standard? Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

While the utopia of Multiculturalism tempts with ideas as thorough as us "all getting along," it quickly breaks down in the real world when faced with conflicting worldviews and their consequences. While the subject has been addressed in the past, it is worth revisiting, as we once again witness the consequences of abandoning the very foundation necessary to produce that often-desired-but-never-realized ideal of a world in harmony despite our differences. When the Walker Art Center hosted a family-friendly demon summoning, it revealed the worldviews of those responsible. However, since we do not live in a vacuum, we may use this event as key example for considering how we think about society, culture, metaphysics, and its consequences. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

The graveyard of Empires and male suicide both point to the same thing: without a solid moral foundation you open yourself up to not only to the temptations which draw us away from living rightly, but can even undermine our will to live entirely. Tyler comes over from the Longhouse Podcast to talk about moral foundations, philosophy, theology, and what we believe to be right and true and good. In a world which simultaneously complains about lecturing while searching for a moral foundation, we engage in a conversation over what sits at the foundation of Gun Culture. The Longhouse Podcast can be found on Spotify Their Youtube Channel: @thelonghousepreparedness Follow Tyler on X / Twitter at @LonghousePrep And instagram at @the_longhouse_preparedness Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

The Overton Window gets referenced most in political and social conversation, and it refers to the spectrum of socially acceptable norms in a given society. This places it squarely in the realm of political philosophy. And the recent event of the New Mexico Governor's executive order suspending citizen's right to carry a firearm lands as the perfect example to discuss this subject and its ramifications. My observation of the current window places impeaching the governor not on the fringes, but in the center. And normative nature of this has its consequences. Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.com SSP and boutique products at redactedllc.com Follow us on Instagram at @redactedllc