Asatru Folk Assembly - We Need Men by Founder Stephen McNallen

This is a slightly adapted piece from a piece that goes back a number of years, but I think it's an important message, especially for all of our men out there. Those of you born in the last few decades have inherited a world which, despite all the gimmicks, distractions, distractions and novelties, all the illusions of freedom and progress we are living in, what Nietzsche called the great going down, entertainment is a pointless distraction, even more so, so is truth and idealism, rare and devalued, love of the ancestors and their values, largely forgotten, and above all, loyalty to and identification with our folk. This has been cast as the greatest offense of all, the public and political world in which we live is one where the ways of our ancestors and those who admire them are hateful and possibly criminal. We live at the end of an age, we face a time when chaos rules, when the natural order is dismissed, when ideals are cast out, and the crass and unworthy win the adulation of the masses.

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.

Asatru Folk Assembly - October 28, 2025

We Need Men by Founder Stephen McNallen

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