I discuss how to respond to the national situation and why old forms of entertainment will provide us with the “great escape” we need from whatever is thrust upon us in the future.
TJ Martinell · Mountain Pass Podcast – The Great Escape Episode
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I discuss ways to use a voight-kampff style test on people around you to test their authenticity and gauge reality of your relationship with others around you.
Tim Keefe and I continue our discussion about the Late Stage American identity and the possibility of future American identities.
In the fourth episode of the series, Tim Keefe and I discuss Modern Americans from 1965-2001 that includes demographic changes, the further development of civic nationalism and the “melting pot” concept following World War 2.
Continuing our discussion of the American identity, Tim Keefe and I now discuss Ellis Island Americans from 1890-1960. This is where the “we’re a nation of immigrants” narrative originates. We also discuss how the mindset and values of this identity differs from pioneer/settler Americans from previous eras.
In this limited podcast series, Tim Keefe and I examine the American identity. What is an American, and what does it mean to be American?
We begin with the Founding Americans between 1620 and 1815 when the War of 1812 ended. Who were they? What were their beliefs, convictions, traditions, customs and narrative as a people?
I discuss:
– “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and how feminists are like Grendel from “Beowulf”
– Fake Americans don’t like America – surprise!
– The romantic v. efficient view of life
– The latest in #MeToo rationalizations
– The need for inner dialogue
– Men in the Gulag could celebrate Christmas, but American school kids can’t
– The decline of honor in the West
Intro song: “Alcoholic Blues” performed by Vernon Dalhart
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I discuss:
-How modern culture is like World War 1, and social media is the artillery.
– The death throes of the American Empire
– Is the Benedict Option a viable one?
– Finishing my river rock fireplace
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I discuss:
-Why a mountain summit doesn’t always have the best view.
– Removing Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a literature award
– How our society has replaced personal virtue with Correct Thought
– The importance of personal and collective narratives
– Authentic rural America v. fake rural America
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