Men in Politics | SEAN PARNELL
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
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🗓️ 16 June 2020
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Politics is just something we don't talk a whole lot about in the Order of Man movement. I think it's clear why. Masculinity isn't reserved for one side of the political aisle but I do believe there are some underlying principles of masculinity (and the betterment of society) that tend to be politicized.
And, so, I've rejected the notion of talking about politics or being even remotely political but it's clear to me that these are conversations that need to be had. And, I can think of no better person to talk with us about it today than Sean Parnell, an Army Ranger veteran, New York Times Bestselling Author, and candidate for Congress. Today we talk about servant leadership, the American Dream, trust, power grabs, and men in politics.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- Being a warrior
- Learning lessons
- Servant leadership
- Finding the right answer
- Dirty politics
- Raising campaign money
- Voting in leaders
- When tribalism wins
- Cultural shifts
- Political systems
- Defending freedom
- Coming home from war
- Economic fallout
- Common sense thinking
- Personal responsibility
- Showing gratitude
- Delivering justice
SEAN PARNELL
My guest today is Sean Parnell. He served as an Army Ranger with the 10th Mountain Division. His platoon, nicknamed "Outlaw Platoon" killed over 350 enemy fighters in some of the biggest firefights in the Afghan war.
Upon returning to the states and after serious injuries (including neurological injuries), Sean was medically discharged from the military. He went on to write his New York Times Bestselling book, Outlaw Platoon, and is now a regular contributor on Fox as well as appearances on CNN, MSNBC, and many others.
He is also the co-founder of the American Warrior Initiative and has since thrown his hat in the ring of politics and is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District.
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| 0:00.0 | Politics is just something that we don't talk a whole lot about in the order of man movement. |
| 0:03.8 | And I think it's painfully clear why that is. |
| 0:07.2 | And I believe that masculinity isn't reserved for one side of the political aisle, |
| 0:11.2 | but there are some underlying principles of masculinity and the betterment of society |
| 0:15.7 | that tend to be politicized. |
| 0:17.9 | And so I've rejected the notion of talking about politics or even being remotely political, |
| 0:24.4 | but it's clear to me that these are conversations that definitely need to be had. |
| 0:28.9 | And I can think of no better person to talk with us about it today than Sean Parnell. |
| 0:33.0 | He's an Army Ranger veteran, New York Times bestselling author, and he's also a candidate for |
| 0:37.3 | Congress. Today we talk about servant leadership, the American Dream, trust, power grabs, and men |
| 0:44.2 | in politics. |
| 0:45.0 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest, embrace your fears, |
| 0:49.0 | and boldly charge your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, |
| 0:54.2 | every time. You are not easily deterred and defeated, rugged, resilient, strong. |
| 1:00.3 | This is your life. This is who you are. This is who you will become. |
| 1:04.6 | At the end of the day, and after all is said and done, you can call yourself a man. |
| 1:09.8 | Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler, and I am the host and the founder of |
| 1:14.2 | the Order of Man Movement. As I do every week, I want to welcome you here. We need more men |
| 1:19.8 | in this battle. It's a battle. It is. It's a battle in society. Every time we see some sort of |
| 1:25.6 | injustice, it's a battle for our families, it's a battle against our weaker, more pathetic versions |
| 1:30.9 | of ourselves that we all have a tendency to fall prey to at times. If we approach our lives |
| 1:37.3 | as the war, as the battle it is, then we're more adequately prepared to give ourselves the resources, |
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