Asatru Folk Assembly - October 28, 2025


We Need Men by Founder Stephen McNallen


Episode Stats


Length

5 minutes

Words per minute

115.42585

Word count

646

Sentence count

42

Harmful content

Misogyny

1

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Toxicity

1

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Hate speech

1

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Transcript

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00:00:00.000 This is slightly adapted. It's by no means a new piece. It's one that goes back a number of years, but I think it's an important message, especially for all of our men out there.
00:00:14.340 those of you born in the last few decades have inherited a world which despite all the gimmicks
00:00:26.100 distractions and novelties all the illusions of freedom and progress we are living in what
00:00:33.000 Nietzsche called the great going down entertainment easily found pointless distraction even more so
00:00:42.420 truth and idealism, rare and devalued, love of the ancestors and their values,
00:00:50.880 largely forgotten, and above all, loyalty to and identification with our folk,
00:00:57.780 this has been cast as the greatest offense of all.
00:01:03.660 The public and political world in which we live is one where the ways of our ancestors
00:01:08.900 and those of us who admire them are hateful and possibly criminal. We live at the end of an age.
00:01:16.140 We face a time when chaos rules, when the natural order is dismissed, when ideals are cast out,
00:01:22.080 and the crass and unworthy win the adulation of the masses. We have only to look at the popular
00:01:28.220 culture, so-called, and the daily news, for examples. The trash and trivia you will see there 0.74
00:01:36.260 cannot and must not go on. We must seek a return, a revival, a renaissance of that which is noble,
00:01:46.060 idealistic, and uplifting. Traditionally, great men and those good men who support and follow them
00:01:53.180 are the ones who have brought about such a rebirth. William Wallace was an example.
00:01:59.740 Tolkien wrote about stories about such heroes, men who took up arms because it was their destiny and
00:02:06.040 their duty and who were followed by other armed men because those men recognized them for what
00:02:11.580 they were and fought alongside them. It was better to fight and to die rather than submit to evil.
00:02:21.200 Our modern society is oblivious to such idealism. We are ruled by bandits and sellouts, by
00:02:27.960 politicians who make deals and who openly accept money from evil organizations to ensure their
00:02:34.440 re-election. Their crimes and our decadent toleration of them stinks to the heavens.
00:02:43.340 We need men. Not simulations of men. Not gender-bending imitations of men, but men.
00:02:52.920 Men who will do right and fear no one. Men who will put it all on the line. Men with testosterone
00:03:01.580 own and idealism and an understanding of our role in history. It should go without saying 0.94
00:03:07.920 that this in no way reduces the role of our women. Hail to them. But I'm talking to the 0.99
00:03:13.160 men now and any of the ladies who happen to be listening. We, you and I, are fortunate
00:03:20.380 in that we belong to one of the few organizations that address our current situation. We must
00:03:27.460 do our part. We need men who can build families, support them, and protect them in good times and
00:03:36.320 bad. We need men who can speak well enough to explain our religion and beliefs to others.
00:03:42.940 We need men with the social skills to work well with other men and women of the AFA.
00:03:49.240 We need men who do not abuse alcohol or drugs.
00:03:54.200 We need men who love, defend, and support our gods, our folk, and the reputation of the AFA.
00:04:01.940 We need men who will actively promote and help build the AFA.
00:04:08.660 Looking for heroism?
00:04:10.660 There it is, right on your doorstep.
00:04:13.080 you were meant to stand with us and fight this battle for the heart, the soul, and the very
00:04:21.900 existence of our folk. The AFA is not just another organization. It's your church,
00:04:29.760 your connection with the divine. A hundred years from now, if you prove worthy,
00:04:35.820 If you have met this challenge, our descendants will raise a toast in your honor.
00:04:42.740 It is said that only the forgotten are dead.
00:04:47.200 You will not be forgotten.
00:05:05.820 I'll see you next time.