Watching unrelenting attacks on America and her ideals can drain you, mentally and physically. But you can use these assaults as inspiration to get in super self-defense condition. Zo Rachel, a martial arts instructor, teaches you how to build up your capacity to soldier on in the face of discouragement and despair.
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11 replies on “Toughen Up! Use Attacks on America as Inspiration to Get in Super Self-Defense Condition”
Sorry Zoe.
Test did not come from Testosterone.
First came Test, then Testimony, then Testosterone . . . not the other way around.
Test
Etymology
From Middle English test, teste, from Old French test, teste (“an earthen vessel, especially a pot in which metals were tried”), from Latin testum (“the lid of an earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, an earthen pot”), from *terstus, past participle of the root *tersa (“dry land”). See terra, thirst.
testimony
Etymology
From Latin testimōnium (“testimony”), from testis (“a witness”). See test.
testosterone
Etymology
From test(is) + -o- + -sterone (“steroid hormone”).
The Organon group in the Netherlands were the first to isolate the hormone, identified in a May 1935 paper “On Crystalline Male Hormone from Testicles (Testosterone)”.They named the hormone testosterone, from the stems of testicle and sterol, and the suffix of ketone. The structure was worked out by Schering’s Adolf Butenandt, at the Chemisches Institut of Technical University in Gdańsk.
This was a great piece by Laura Ingraham on the subject. Just happened to do it last night (Friday).
Ingraham: Where have all the men gone?
https://youtu.be/Jan2QRtEtkk
One viewer’s comment and my response…
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Viewer comment: The problem is laws are structured now as to punish the good guy, who wants to intervene in something like this and then go to jail?
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My response…
My first thought exactly. Soon as you confront someone, you’re headed for an encounter with the system, court date, court fees, bail, lawyer, possible jail time, probation and fees, parole violation for some, etc.
My second thought is to take off the shackles of an oppressive family court system with overwhelming child support, loss of driver’s license, loss of bank account, loss of passport, arrest warrants, jail time and all the other goodies that come from a divorce or broken relationship—many of which are initiated by women—when a guy is broke after taking a financial risk to support his family. Not to mention the emotional trauma of being separated from their children. Women don’t think twice about filing for divorce as they end up with the house, the kids, a check and a new boyfriend if that’s their choice, and they justify it by saying, “Oh children are flexible. They’ll adjust.”
Third? Stop demonizing strong family men and heads of household in media and entertainment. Boys need strong male role models not the garbage they put up. Ty Burrell who plays Phil Dunphy on Modern Family is a perfect example. “Woke” Disney ABC “Family” is about as ANTI-family as it gets.
Loved Zo’s calling *Admiral Levine out for stolen valor. Has IT ever experienced debilitating menstrual cramps, giving birth to a baby along with an epidural or C-section and the time it takes to heal, felt the infant’s new teeth while he/she suckles as you nurse him/her, had his breasts ironed in a yearly mammogram and the indignities of the pelvic exam and pap smear, or gone through all the pain and operations and endless hope that never quite materializes for a woman who is infertile, etc., etc.
Hope I haven’t disgusted my male colleagues on this site.
You didn’t disgust the women. Takes more than that.
If men had to give birth, there would no people on earth.
That being said…I am all for the masculine man who understands the trade between man and woman. She gives birth, keeps the home, and cooks the meat he brings home, while he provides and protects his home and his family. So many lily livered guys out there in the world, who are afraid of their own shadows, or, a dislike on Twitter or YouTube.
“Give me some men who are stout-hearted men Who will fight for the right they adore.” Ok, I’ll stop singing now.
More evidence of the enormous backlash to “toxic masculinity”…
What is a man? A response to Gillette
https://youtu.be/x_HL0wiK4Zc
Over 6.3 million views…557k likes to 11k dislikes. We are the majority, and we are winning.
Two messages from the culture wars highlighting the importance of masculinity and strong fathers/men, one recent from Bob Woodson and Tucker Carlson and one not-so-recent from woke corporate America (Gillette) and the cultural backlash (Joe Rogan and Paul Joseph Watson).
Note the like-to-dislike ratios and number of views for each video. Views are in the millions for Rogan and Watson. Watson’s video, which I recommend watching in full, provides full context for the Gillette video including the progressive agenda. Among other things, weaker males tend to vote leftist / liberal.
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The commercial put out by Gillette in 2019 against “toxic masculinity” was an inflection point. YouTube took to removing some of the massive amount of dislikes so the likes to dislikes ratio didn’t appear so skewed. For those unfamiliar, such an imbalance of dislikes to likes is termed being “ratioed.”
The progressive left’s offering of “toxic masculinity”…
We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film)
https://youtu.be/koPmuEyP3a0
The male response…
Gillette: The Best an Incel Can Get
https://youtu.be/FILwhaFezec
Joe Rogan on the Gillette Toxic Masculinity Commercial
https://youtu.be/0JVmtaTVKPU
…then Bob Woodson of the Woodson Center being interviewed this past week on Tucker Carlson advocating for strong fathers including an example from Louisiana of fathers patrolling their sons’ schools to ensure safety…
Civil rights Icon: White America can’t solve problems of Black America
https://youtu.be/_cJSn9u1ztg
Yeah, it’s the daily assault on our sanity that is so debilitating and demoralizing and destructive. Exactly according to their program and plan.
Physical fitness is primary, which leads to mental and emotional fitness too. Giving up social media, cable t.v., MSM news doesn’t require muscle. Doing that alone will free up time to get up off the couch and go do something – clear out the cobwebs – lighten the mental load – brighten the spirits.
Like Bill, I appreciated Zo’s reminding us all that Christ was a macho guy. The physical strength and power combined with restraint as a lover of peace changed my mental image of him. NO MORE SOY JESUS!!!
Jordan Peterson addressed this a couple years ago. His refusal as a professor to be commanded by society to use certain pronouns was the original event which began his rise as a central figure in the public discourse.. So while I’m glad the mainstream is growing the balls to join the resistance after being slapped in the face with “Admiral” Levine, the support has been building for a while.
Bill is ahead of the curve on most everything, and he’s 100% correct that we need to stand up as men to save our country. However, he’s a little behind the times on this particular issue.
I think the whole revolution is going to occur a lot faster than we expect. Much of the culture war has been fought online, and we now have people willing to lose their jobs over their political beliefs (forced vaccination in this case). The sharing of information over uncensored free speech platforms will expedite the destruction of the left in this country and drain the Swamp.
As a man, I am sick and tired of the devaluation of my role as leader, provider and protector. Our portrayal in the media and Hollywood is abysmal.
Most men have sat on the sidelines as we’re not only not appreciated but criticized whenever we assert ourselves. Then, just like patriots after the stolen election, we haven’t had anywhere to turn.
Our representatives are useless. The news media is against us. So is entertainment. So is academia. Literally all of the tools we thought would be there when we needed them are gone, and they decayed while we were busy doing other things.
So we have spoken up over social media…our only outlet as men fighting against the b.s. accusations of “patriarchy” and “toxic masculinity.” In the process, we’ve been censored via deleted comments or accounts and called “sexist” or “homophobic” or “racist” or “whatever.” Same for everyone highlighting the stolen election. We haven’t sat by idly and have led the fight against the marginalization of men and the stolen election, but our remedies have been limited…until now.
Now we’re entering a new era where free speech will reign over new, uncensored platforms and men will be appreciated not derided for their masculinity. To borrow a phrase from a similar situation in the 80’s when we ditched the glorification of “sensitive” men following the 60’s and 70’s, MEN ARE BACK.
As always, just get society out of our way and let us take care of the problem. But this time, don’t expect us to fade into oblivion and give up the top spot so easily to the left. Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us.
With all the videos and playlists created surrounding history, philosophy and the insanity of leftist thinking, all we’ll have to say to retain the top spot is…”Here. Watch this. Now where’s my beer? I have some grilling to do.”
Whiners need not apply.
The complete resistance of all compelled speech is The Hill upon which we must be willing to die. That effeminate “general” will always be a HE, because HIS chromosomes define it to be.
Similarly, we must never allow ourselves to be disarmed physically, mentally or spiritually.
As Michael Teutsch declared below, “MAN UP AMERICA!”
MAN UP AMERICA!