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I've read a couple of Mr. Junger's books and have listened to or read numerous interviews with him. I find him extremely interesting and I do think he has a unique and mostly on target view of humanity. Except for the anchor of his liberal side, which tends to undermine some of his perspective from time to time. By the way, Bari- one can be against sending hundreds of billions of dollars in weaponry and money to Ukraine, with no tracking or accountability, while our own country is a mess and our own borders are being invaded, without being for the Russians. And...I doubt very much that there are many on the right who are enamored with Putin for any reason, let alone for his perceived 'masculinity'. Again- being against usurping our own funds and weapons does not mean pulling for The Man, Putin. That's ridiculous.

Junger seems to still think the Russia Collusion case was real. His 'Trump as Authoritarian Fascist' is a real blind spot in his overall thinking. And that kind of mentality does taint how I hear his overall views on humanity, but...all that said, he's enormously interesting and I do think he's mostly on target, particularly when it comes to men, wars, tribes, and how we perceive what freedom is.

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