With “the news” itself (liberal, conservative or fake) making news these days, here’s a new voice joining the conversation about masculinity, guns and politics. Thanks Ryan Humphrey for putting him on my radar.

 

Of course, I had to dig into what this guy is about. Here’s what I’ve discovered so far.

His real name is Justin King. He’s what’s called an adversarial journalist. He’s also an ex-private military contractor. He comes from a military family, born in Japan. He’s spent time in jail as a result of some of his military “work.”

• He’s an activist and an anarchist. He’s left-leaning (I think) but as opposed to many left-leaning activists of the Democratic Socialist ilk who are agitating for more government involvement and caretaking, he’s looking for less. He’s more of a survivalist.
• He’s also heavy into conservation – especially of wolves.
• I’m still baffled as to exactly what he’s about. But for anyone who is curious about politics – both global and domestic – and who is skeptical about current news (from all sources and political leanings), this is an intriguing new voice to add to the mix.
• I was not expecting to hear what I heard him say based on how he looks and sounds (and he often references that disconnect).
• Please watch his videos (below) – I’ll be extremely curious to know what you think.

 

Scroll down for all 3 videos, they’re short. Highly recommend.

 

Video 1: Guns – this is an EXCELLENT video

 

Video 2: Masculinity – thru the prism of the Japanese concept of Shibumi which means “effortless perfection”

 

Video 3: Derrick Broze’s 2017 interview with Justin King, journalist, activist, and former private military contractor. (Derrick Broze is an author: The Conscious Resistance: Reflections on Anarchy and Spirituality and The Holistic Self-Assessment)

 

 

Bottom Line.

I still need more info on this guy. Anarchy or anything like it is not my thing but I love much of what he says. But my skeptical side is a bit afraid of where all this is headed.

One thing is for sure: you can never judge a book by its cover! And we are living in craziest times that I can remember.