Category Archives: Foundations

A Red Refresher (guest post by deti)

Posted on 2014/09/14 by Martel

Sometimes it’s helpful for the experienced man to remember how far he’s come, so he doesn’t forget the mistakes he used to make.    So, herewith a bit of red pill refresher.  File this under “A is A.” —Looks matter.  … Continue reading →

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Hypochrisy

Posted on 2013/12/09 by Martel

Of course, immediately after writing this post, I come up with an incredible idea for a Role-Playing Game. However, I’m not totally full of it in that this game would actually HELP people in their day-to-day lives. I therefore ask, … Continue reading →

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Whining

Posted on 2013/12/03 by Martel

Tonight, for something completely different. No great lessons, I’m talking about me. But not the usual me talk in which I describe what a master rhetorician I am, nor will I dissect or analyze the flaws of my ideological enemies … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Feminism, Foundations, Religion | 28 Comments

Eliminate the Positive

Posted on 2013/10/30 by Martel

The University of Georgia’s Student Government Association hosted a “dinner and dialogue” to protest the pernicious assault on our values sometimes known as the “success story“: The event “No More Success Stories: Dinner, Dialogue, Making A Difference” was scheduled for October 23rd (pace the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Feminism, Foundations, Politics, Race | 22 Comments

Our Just Deserts

Posted on 2013/10/01 by Martel

Sunshine Mary’s done it.  Roosh has, too.  And it appears as though C. M. Sturges is doing something similar. A reader is working on a guest post that I’ll put up when he’s done, but after that, I’m taking a … Continue reading →

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Eat Crow

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Martel

I will turn your face to alabaster, Then you’ll find your servant is your master, –Sting, “Wrapped Around Your Finger” But fret not, there are apparently some pretty good recipes out there. In my last post (which I recommend you … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Foundations, Game | 20 Comments

An Anectdote

Posted on 2013/09/03 by Martel

[All names have been changed to protect the guilty.] When I first got back from my most exciting trip to Europe, my SMV took a massive hit.  At first, it wasn’t too intensely painful (although for some reason almost all … Continue reading →

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Martel’s Gulch

Posted on 2013/09/02 by Martel

I developed this concept some time ago, but I only mentioned it in comments from time to time because I thought that a long exposition on it would be a mere tangent.  However, nearly all of the comments on my … Continue reading →

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The Quiver

Posted on 2013/08/22 by Martel

Unlike some of the other male writers in the Christian Manosphere, I’m not a virgin, and I’ve never been married.  I’ve been well-behaved for a while now, and I have a great deal of respect for those who’ve been able … Continue reading →

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The Earth

Posted on 2013/08/07 by Martel

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”                   … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpha, Culture, Feminism, Foundations, Game, Politics | 12 Comments