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Order of Man

When Good Men Do Nothing | FRIDAY FIELD NOTES

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Business, Health, Leadership, Relationships, Man, Society & Culture, Intellect, Style, Lifestyle, Money, Selfdevelopment, Wealth, Fitness, Selfhelp, Nutrition

4.89K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Friday Field Notes, Ryan Michler addresses the troubling rise of political violence and cultural hostility, urging men to step up as protectors, providers, and leaders.

He lays out a clear roadmap of four key actions—protecting your family, speaking out against destructive ideologies, stepping into positions of influence, and building strong brotherhoods. Ryan also shares upcoming plans for local Order of Man chapters and emphasizes why good men must refuse to stay silent any longer.


SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
00:00 – Introduction
02:15 – The power of prayer and courage
05:00 – Protecting your family and building skills
07:00 – Financial security as protection
08:30 – Speaking out against dangerous ideologies
14:15 – Stepping into positions of power
16:40 – Building influence through business and community
18:30 – The importance of brotherhoods
21:30 – Call to action and next steps

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Transcript

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0:00.0

But we can't just sit back and pretend like things don't exist.

0:03.0

We can't be unengaged.

0:05.0

We have to be in the battle, in the fight.

0:07.0

And part of that is calling people out and telling them that what they're doing and the way

0:15.0

that they're behaving is no longer tolerated.

0:18.0

I'm not willing to negotiate. I'm not willing to find middle ground on certain

0:23.3

ideologies. I'm not willing to compromise when it comes to evil and good. Men, what a somber

0:32.5

week. We are just a day after the 24 year anniversary of 9-11.

0:39.1

We have not too long ago the Annunciation Catholic school shooting.

0:45.0

We have the stabbing of Arena Zarutska that broke not too long ago.

0:51.2

And then, of course, over the past past several days we've heard of the assassination

0:56.1

and death of charlie kirk i fear that times are only going to get worse that we're going to see

1:04.3

a lot more political violence there's a lot more dangerous rhetoric seeming to float around

1:09.8

there's a lot more hostility and vitriol.

1:14.3

There are people who are celebrating the death of innocent people. And we live in very dangerous times.

1:21.4

And as you know, the quote goes, the only thing necessary for evil, the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. And I fear that there is a

1:30.4

large percentage of men in this country who are doing nothing. They're good men. You might be one of

1:39.0

these individuals. You're good man. You're providing for your family. You're going to church. You're raising your children in righteousness. You're trying to add value to your community. You're growing your business. You're doing all the right things. But the thing that you may not be doing is being vocal, getting involved where you need to be involved, and to finally put an end to some of this

2:02.1

violence that we're going to continue to see unless good men like us are willing to do something.

2:08.7

So today I want to share with you four ideas that I have because I, we need to do something.

2:23.2

Now, I'm a, I'm a advocate of prayer. I believe that prayer has power.

2:29.1

I believe that God listens to our prayers. And I believe that prayer in times of challenge and strife and adversity and horrific things like we've seen over the past weeks, months, and years can bring people

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