The Golden One - November 07, 2018


Q&A. Death Penalty？ Swedish King I Respect The Most？

Topics
Death Penel Swedish kings and their sacrifices
Hosted by
Marcus Follin
Mentioned
Gustav III Carolus Rex Lachlan Short Robert Greene Justinian
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10 minutes

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1,547

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128

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In this episode of the Patrons Q&A, I answer a question about the death penalty and why it should be reinstated in Sweden. I also talk about some of my favourite Swedish kings and leaders, and some advice on how to improve your self-esteem.

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00:00:00.040 Greetings and welcome back to the Patreon Q&A.
00:00:04.000 First question from my man Lachlan Short.
00:00:06.960 The death penalty, are you for or against it?
00:00:10.060 I am definitely for the death penalty and especially in this day and age when we have progressed so far in terms of science and in terms of finding evidence.
00:00:22.620 Had you asked me 50 years ago, I probably would have said no in most cases because proving things, obviously if you prove an innocent man to death, then you have committed a rather grievous error.
00:00:37.580 But as it is right now, we can figure out via DNA samples, etc. who has committed what? Crime.
00:00:44.220 So, for example, I would definitely encourage Sweden, for example, and all of the West to reinstate the death penalty for sexual crimes especially.
00:00:56.420 So if we have a case of gang rape in Sweden and you have DNA evidence of who has done what, then it's definitely a good idea to have a public execution or a private execution or something like that.
00:01:07.980 But anyway, the moral question of death penalty, it's absolutely a good idea to have death penalty. 1.00
00:01:14.220 We can obviously not have people who participate in gang rapes, you cannot have them living in a society, then you have forsaken all claims to life if you do something as horrible as that.
00:01:26.420 So the moral argument is definitely no question about it at all, then it's just a matter of can we prove it with 100% certainty?
00:01:35.220 And yes, we can via DNA samples, so in the case of pedophiles, gang rapists, etc., yes, definitely death penalty is a good idea.
00:01:45.640 And now here's a heads up for any man who is watching this, if you don't agree here, if you don't think death penalty is a good idea,
00:01:52.940 it might be worth checking your testosterone levels because testosterone is linked with a sound sense of justice and if you have a low testosterone it might be the case that your moral compass is a bit off.
00:02:07.180 So if you do think that death penalty is something bad or outdated, definitely check your testosterone and you can supplement with some zinc if it's low.
00:02:18.080 So anyway, that was just a side note because that's something that we don't really talk that much about because usually testosterone is vilified when we talk about it,
00:02:29.120 but it's actually a very good hormone.
00:02:32.140 It's very good to have, it's very necessary for a man to have.
00:02:35.580 So anyway, I hope that responded to the question.
00:02:38.300 Well, honestly, there is no difference really in the advice for older or younger people.
00:02:49.360 It's the same thing, just embrace the glorious pill, embark upon the self-improvement journey, and especially with the gym.
00:02:56.560 It doesn't, it might sound like a cliche that you say that, oh, it's never too late to start, but in the gym it's actually very true
00:03:03.180 because you will get your noob gains no matter if you're 40 years or if you're 20 years.
00:03:07.540 So if you've never gone to the gym and if you're 40 years of age, you will still experience great gains.
00:03:13.540 So just get at it.
00:03:15.640 Next question from my man, Robert Green.
00:03:18.720 Who are some of your favorite Swedish kings or leaders?
00:03:22.480 Well, I have two Swedish kings that I appreciate in particular.
00:03:26.560 First there is Carolus Rex, and that's quite obvious.
00:03:30.660 He spent his entire life fighting to keep Sweden free.
00:03:35.000 So in terms of martial heroism, I definitely respect him and the men he led.
00:03:40.620 They were giving everything they had against, you know, surrounded by enemies to keep Sweden free.
00:03:46.360 So definitely I am very much appreciating the sacrifices they made.
00:03:51.420 And I have made a video about him before, a tribute of sorts.
00:03:55.420 But also I definitely respect and admire Gustav III because he was in a bit of a different situation.
00:04:03.780 Carolus Rex was, he was thrown into a war basically.
00:04:07.080 He had that, you know, coming to him.
00:04:09.020 He couldn't really react in any different way.
00:04:11.680 Gustav III, however, he took the choice.
00:04:13.920 He could have lived out his life in luxury and not really cared about anything at all.
00:04:19.840 Because the situation there was that he saw Sweden being torn apart by two parties.
00:04:25.420 Hattarna och mössorna, which means the hats and the caps, basically two different parties.
00:04:29.660 One was bought by the French and the other was bought by the Russians.
00:04:33.080 And they did not work for the interest of the Swedish people or for the Swedish nation.
00:04:38.800 Gustav III obviously viewed this as a problem and decided to do something against it.
00:04:43.460 So he staged a coup and took the power.
00:04:47.380 He obviously was king already, but he was a king in name.
00:04:50.600 The parliament had all the power.
00:04:52.540 But he decided to take the power to himself and to bring Sweden up to speed in a lot of ways.
00:04:59.220 So he modernized Sweden in a good sense of the word and he was also a great patron of the arts.
00:05:06.240 So he was called the theater king because he liked those sort of things.
00:05:11.000 But anyway, the reason I appreciate him and his sacrifice is that he had the choice.
00:05:16.000 He could just as easily as easily have taken the path of decanence and luxury
00:05:20.900 and just let these two political parties have, you know, torn Sweden apart.
00:05:25.800 But he did the right thing.
00:05:28.060 He took the hard road instead of the luxurious road.
00:05:31.020 And this is something I wish more Swedes would do in this particular moment in time.
00:05:35.500 Now most people are too afraid to just say like, oh, mass immigration is bad.
00:05:39.080 Most Swedish people, they still go like this. 1.00
00:05:41.000 Oh, I don't want to offend anyone.
00:05:43.120 And then they let people like me take all the heat.
00:05:45.540 But then again, I don't complain because that's glory for me.
00:05:48.080 And I know that both Carolus Rex and Gustav III, they're smiling down upon me.
00:05:52.780 And obviously guys like me.
00:05:54.260 I'm certainly not the only political dissident in Sweden at this particular moment in time.
00:05:59.720 But anyway, to conclude the answer to that question,
00:06:02.340 the reason I respect Gustav III is that he actually had the choice.
00:06:06.380 He wasn't pushed into doing anything.
00:06:08.560 He did it even though he could just as well not have done anything at all.
00:06:12.520 And also, since the coup he staged was bloodless,
00:06:17.260 I definitely can respect the sheer intelligence and level of strategy in pulling something like that off.
00:06:26.640 Last question from a Hellenic brother called Justinian.
00:06:32.760 Greetings from Hellas.
00:06:34.940 I've been a silent follower since early 2017.
00:06:37.960 And now your advice is needed.
00:06:39.980 I've undertaken most of the challenges that you've suggested.
00:06:44.120 I've introduced gym and nutrition for more than a year now.
00:06:48.220 Reading, no fapping, no drunkenness, gallantry to my fair maiden, etc.
00:06:52.340 are already part of my life for longer than I can remember.
00:06:55.180 I've elevated my self-preservation, my work productivity, my influence to others.
00:07:00.740 I've taken up new skills, both professionally, engineering, and personally, writing articles, cooking, etc.
00:07:07.360 I've battled my smoking addiction and now I'm off smoking for four years.
00:07:11.900 I've introduced wisdom walks twice a week, one alone and one with my fair maiden or a friend.
00:07:17.360 Wild hunts once a quarter.
00:07:19.600 Cultural sacks different every three months in my life.
00:07:22.420 I'm currently not perfect in any sense of the word on the above.
00:07:26.880 But I'm constantly focused on improving them.
00:07:29.720 But I do feel the need to improve in other areas and challenge myself more.
00:07:35.360 My goals for next year are fatherhood and more professional advancement.
00:07:41.140 How would you advise me to move forward?
00:07:45.280 Actually, I didn't intend to respond to this question.
00:07:47.900 But I just wanted to read it out because it warms my heart to see that the gallant legionaries are progressing in this sort of way.
00:07:56.400 So this is absolutely heartwarming to hear these sort of things.
00:08:01.320 And I'm definitely happy for you that you've taken these steps.
00:08:05.040 And in regards to what advice I have, I don't really have any advice.
00:08:09.180 Just keep going.
00:08:10.340 You obviously have everything under control.
00:08:12.280 And yes, fatherhood, definitely go for it.
00:08:16.240 I can't speak much about experience yet.
00:08:18.920 Obviously, my baby princess arrives in March next year.
00:08:22.520 So that's something I prepare for as well.
00:08:24.280 And I don't really know how to prepare.
00:08:26.640 You will just have to take it as it is.
00:08:28.820 But definitely fun to hear about your progression.
00:08:33.040 And I think your current plans sounds really good.
00:08:36.400 So fatherhood, if you have the possibility, definitely a good next step.
00:08:39.960 And advancing professionally, always a good idea as well.
00:08:43.680 So my best advice would just be to keep at it and continue to enjoy the journey.
00:08:50.920 And last question regarding flexibility and stretching.
00:08:56.300 And I've already made the stretching tutorial video.
00:08:59.460 So I will just link that as well below.
00:09:01.780 And I hope that served you well.
00:09:05.500 So anyway, thanks for watching.
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