I think you’ve missed the point. The cigar isn’t the point. The point is to use something low effort/investment to bring the men of the community together. Brotherhood must come before deep discussion of political topics because brotherhood ensures trust between men. You know the guys you’re discussing these ideas with will not turn you in to the neoliberal thought police at first opportunity if you’ve known one another and have bonded.
I’m not saying water down the message or the truth in any way. I’m saying you must be prudent on how you approach these men with new ideas. They’re clinging to the ideas they were brought up with as children. They’re not educated in the ideas necessary to understand the current era. Pushing these men off the cliff instead of helping them down will only make them hate you. Instead, question their worldview. Make them think about why things aren’t going the way they should and why they feel that way. Guide them to the conclusions instead of shoving it down their throats. Sure, it takes longer and you won’t convert everyone. The men who reject your ideas even after they acknowledge the severe flaws in their own and reject yours out of hand are the ones you let go. Everyone else can still be worked on. This takes time and patience, and time is something we now have in abundance, contrary to popular belief. We cannot stop the collapse of the West and this current ideological regime. It’s long past it’s prime, and it’s doom is inevitable. The Lefties defending the regime are the ones on a time limit, since they only have a finite amount of time to shore up the regime and extract before it collapsed. We have lots of time, since we know this regime will collapse and can afford to take our time thinking about and generating the next regime.
If you want to be a healthy about it, start a soccer club. All you need is 50-100 yards of open turf, a $30 soccer ball, and 4 sticks to mark a goal post. There’s your casual soccer club.
I don’t think demanding men be “in shape” is the most productive approach. Yeah, lots of men are out of shape, but you have to start somewhere. Besides, you’re not trying to take on a professional soccer team. This is casual soccer my dude. Relax and have some fun.
Cigars and good bourbon is a great way to develop a men's group. Allows conversation in a relaxed environment.
I think you’ve missed the point. The cigar isn’t the point. The point is to use something low effort/investment to bring the men of the community together. Brotherhood must come before deep discussion of political topics because brotherhood ensures trust between men. You know the guys you’re discussing these ideas with will not turn you in to the neoliberal thought police at first opportunity if you’ve known one another and have bonded.
I’m not saying water down the message or the truth in any way. I’m saying you must be prudent on how you approach these men with new ideas. They’re clinging to the ideas they were brought up with as children. They’re not educated in the ideas necessary to understand the current era. Pushing these men off the cliff instead of helping them down will only make them hate you. Instead, question their worldview. Make them think about why things aren’t going the way they should and why they feel that way. Guide them to the conclusions instead of shoving it down their throats. Sure, it takes longer and you won’t convert everyone. The men who reject your ideas even after they acknowledge the severe flaws in their own and reject yours out of hand are the ones you let go. Everyone else can still be worked on. This takes time and patience, and time is something we now have in abundance, contrary to popular belief. We cannot stop the collapse of the West and this current ideological regime. It’s long past it’s prime, and it’s doom is inevitable. The Lefties defending the regime are the ones on a time limit, since they only have a finite amount of time to shore up the regime and extract before it collapsed. We have lots of time, since we know this regime will collapse and can afford to take our time thinking about and generating the next regime.
If you want to be a healthy about it, start a soccer club. All you need is 50-100 yards of open turf, a $30 soccer ball, and 4 sticks to mark a goal post. There’s your casual soccer club.
I don’t think demanding men be “in shape” is the most productive approach. Yeah, lots of men are out of shape, but you have to start somewhere. Besides, you’re not trying to take on a professional soccer team. This is casual soccer my dude. Relax and have some fun.