Modern man have grown soft and fragile, the strongest of the men today break at only the half of their actual capacity, and the mediocre once cower at the very thought of hardship and conflict. Men were created as creatures of endurance, apex hunters who kill even the mightiest predators, But those times are now long forgotten. The great hunts of the mammoth ended as we killed the last of them, and the men settled down and made their living working the land. Still, strong and powerful as ever, the hard work throughout the year kept their bodies strong and ready, and their stomachs full over the winter months. The great conflicts once present in the practice of the hunt for the predator, were now replaced by tribal conflicts, where the strongest most powerful men faced off one against the other in battle to prove to the Gods whose tribe deserves their favor. After the tribes grew into cities, people became civilized, conflicts again stopped when the laws were made and everything was in order. Then, in the men’s endless need to grow, evolve, and conquer, nations began fighting in wars, keeping their men ready and strong, proving their evolutionary worth.

Today, the modern man will look to avoid conflict in any way possible, even if it means bowing down and licking the boots of the enemy. The good times have created weak men. Men who think that the good times will last forever despite their own unwillingness to work towards creating value in their own lives. It is through endless conflict that the men of the past created this civilized world we live in today, thanks to them not bowing down to the enemy, thanks to them being direct in their approach to problems we today live free and comfortable lives. In order for these good times to continue, as for the society so too in our own lives, we need to learn to strive for conflict and victory.



It’s natural for a man to be aggressive. Through decades of brain washing and feminine influence our society has gotten to the points that all conflict is viewed as negative, and the healthy masculine aggressiveness, the concept of the ‘tender-agressive’ man is viewed as toxic. In reality, conflict is the way we as humans challenge the status quo, which might not be in our favor, and it’s in the interests of government and the powers that be to deep the population docile by portraying the masculine traits of aggression and strength as toxic and negative.

Many man I meet today simple aren’t ready to engage in any amount of conflict, they easily yield when challenged even if they are in the right, simply to avoid being perceived as toxic. Man today worry too much about what other people think of them. We as men have been convinced that the eyes of society always monitor us to be on our best behavior, and that no matter what injustice we suffer the path of the least resistance is the best one, the important thing is not to get on anyone’s bad side — this is all a load of bullshit. The men who are perceived as alpha, who succeed in both their personal and public life are the lease agreeable man you can find. They don’t care what other people think of them as long as what they are doing is in coherence with their own code of conduct and morality. This is exactly what the great German philosopher Nietzsche meant when he spoke about how the Übermensch (The Superior Man) creates his own morality through his own decisions. This is how a man should exist, not bowing down in order to please anyone, but charging boldly forward into conflict, with his own moral code as his shield, and his aggression and confidence as his sword. This is how civilization was built and it is the only way it will endure.

Before continuing to read, watch this video by Elisha Long, a brother trying to be the best stoic he can be, he has a really good perspective on how men need to stop being insecure cowards:

In the old Sanskrit traditions, there is the concept of Kali Yuga, the end times. This belief, in my opinion, stems from the fact that soft and weak men cause the fall of all great civilizations. It is the belief that at the end of the cycle of existence of any civilization, there comes a time when men grow too comfortable and weak, a time when conflict become taboo and indifference becomes the norm. It is in this time that degeneracy is normalized, the old Gods, representing the traditional values, are forgotten, and all kind of evil is left unchecked. This is the time when the great civilization falls and the dark age begins, the age before the rise of the next great civilization. We are currently living in the time before Kali Yuga, our civilization has grown weak, our men are soft and our women unfaithful, if we stand any chance of survival we need to embrace conflict and aggression. It is the only way that change can come, and progress could happen, by way of abandoning the status quo, of challenging one another, of striving for greatness, by way of masculine aggression.

Weak men are easy to exploit. In my day to day life, most of the men I meet don’t have the ability to stand up for themselves, they simply surrender themselves to whims of other, following any command a person of higher status in that particular context gives them, even if it’s directly opposed to their own self-interest. These people-pleasers rarely deserve to be called men. It’s the primary trait of an alpha male to take what he wants without asking, it’s the only way one can get the things one desires, be it status, wealth or respect, nobody is going to give it to you if you don’t take it yourself, if you don’t demand it, and these ‘men’ would rather die hungry then fight for a piece of bread. I used to be one of them, I too was born and grew up during the time of soft men, the peaceful and comfortable time in which men don’t learn the traits needed to survive in this world. But though hard work on improving myself, both mentally and physically, by working to overcome my fears and challenge my enemies, I learned to embrace conflict, and by doing so grow both as a man and as a person. The answer to the mediocrity that is killing this society is to always strive for greatness and virtue, no matter the amount of conflict you as a man need to engage in, for you were created to be the predator of attrition, the one who takes the blows and deals them back twice as hard.

I thought long and hard about what were the particular steps I took in order to embrace the conflict and reject my own weakness, and while I couldn’t come to a specific answer, since it truly took an entire change of mindset and personality in order to achieve that, I did extract the three most important changes a man needs to undertake in this regard:

1. Overcome your fear, whatever it may be, the worst things you fear, face them and overcome them. We live in the time when fear is obeyed above any law, by engaging in conflict with this negative emotion you will free yourself from its restraints.

2. Never pick the path of least resistance. People of today love their safety, they would rather do nothing and suffer then leave their comfort zones. This is why in the lives of the average man today, the path of the least resistance is the default bath he takes. Of course, you read this blog means that you don’t to be an average man, a true virtues man will never pick the easiest path, but always the one that leads to most gain.

3 Always speak your mind. No matter what the outcome,what sort of conflict it might create, always say what’s on your mind, especially if your own best interest is at stake. We men aren’t meant to bow down and suffer in silence, if you’re challenged, speak your truth and try to resolve the challenge in the best way you can. It might mean you’ll have to get a little aggressive towards you opponent, it might mean you have to get uncomfortable, or loose a relationship with that person, but each time you speak your mind, no matter the outcome, you’ll grow the self-confidence and assertiveness needed in order to succeed in life.

Of course, not every situation we get in demands from us to be aggressive, but the ones that do are more common than we think. And not being aggressive and engaging in conflict when it’s in defense of your own interest leads to become a weak pushover of a man. It’s better to lose a battle you fought, then to degrade yourself by surrendering without a fight.

For more information and resources on the topic of embracing conflict, check out the following books and articles: