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Great article. It's pretty obvious to me that 90% of what is happening here is guys who are missing the military structure, adventure and comradeship of serving
by evolve2k 10y ago
Great article. It's pretty obvious to me that 90% of what is happening here is guys who are missing the military structure, adventure and comradeship of serving in the Middle East are meeting up and trying to recreate what they are missing by finding an excuse to be needed. Modern isolated life of sitting alone in houses consuming media is shit for everyone. I'm not saying I endorse what they are about but it's good to build a real understanding of what's happening.
- laughfactory 10y agoYou're spot on. It's a weird response to missing that feeling of community, having something bigger than yourself, being with others (in real life) who share your perspectives and speak the same language. I think this will be the disruptive trend of this century: a surprising and profound reorientation to what is real. I think we're all finding that Social Media is not truly social, and that we hate that our devices addict us and have left us feeling strangely empty. Militias are just the more bizarre first wave of what is to come. Fortunes will be made helping people reconnect with what it means to be alive.
- kombucha2 10y ago"Fortunes will be made helping people reconnect with what it means to be alive." That sends a chill down my spine.