Recently I wrote a piece titled “3 Red Pill Books All Tribalists Need To Read” and now am going to go to the other side of the spectrum and talk about 3 books that every red piller needs to read. Again I don’t want people to get too caught up in the terminology here as that bogs things down. What I’m talking about is two “threads” of thought or spirit that a synthesation of could really produce something powerful and good. Not that they don’t already take from one another and you may very well be familiar with both, but that’s not the point here.
The point here is to create well rounded men who will be the best that they can be and to do that they must understand things from different angles and always work to shore up weaknesses. Whether that weakness is dropping their guard when throwing a bunch, failing to understand how to get money, or anything else. Weakness of body, spirit, and mind must be made war on. And right knowledge is the key to shoring up weaknesses in the mind. So without further ado let’s get down to it.
Tribalist Book For Red Pillers #1 – The Way Of Men
This one actually has quite a wide readership in red pill communities which is good, now whether they grasp it or not is a whole other story. Something I’ve noticed with the red pill is that while they often get the “theory/mind” portion of things right they often get the spirit/application wrong. The “red pill’s” (or at least one strain of it I see spread more and more under the banner of “redpill/MGTOW”) errors seems to lean towards over intellectualism (think nerds) while the tribalist error seems to lean towards “ignorance” if that makes sense. Again just a trend I’ve noticed but not what this is all about.
Anyways the Way Of Men sets out how men socialize and form tribal bonds and why men as a whole are a tribal species and what that means for you and me. The Way Of Men hits on things like strength, honor, and manly virtues that make for a strong tribe. The Way Of Men lays out the ways of men (duh) just like The Rational Male lays out the ways of women if that makes sense. It’s required reading for any man in our modern world, but where it gets it’s true power is through the implementation of the principles laid out within. So not just “Huh, men are tribal that’s nice” but it should inspire you to gather brothers and strengthen one another.
Tribalist Book For Red Pillers #2 – Bronze Age Mindset
I’m not sure calling this a tribalist book is really accurate but then again The Manual is not really a “red pill” book either so we’ll just go with it. So like I was saying above much of the error of the “red pill” is being too much “stereotypical nerd” while the error of must tribalist is being too much “stereotypical jock”, again an oversimplification but something that’s there. You need to fully develop mind, body, and spirit to be a complete man. In Bronze Age Mindset The Bronze Age Pervert lays out a ancient way of living, thinking, and experiencing life that was common in the bronze age and will be in the age of heroes.
A mindset that celebrates strength and glory as opposed to weakness. Whereas the epitome of the bronze age man is the victorious conqueror the epitome of the red pill man is often the rocket scientist or doctor. I know one area that triggered many in this book was where he stated that 20% of men getting with 80% of women was a good thing and that beta males reproducing was dysgenic. It’s stuff like that that makes this book different in a good way and an antidote to going too far with the “red pill” way of thinking. A little out there at parts but the ethos of the book is right on.
Tribalist Book For Red Pillers – Werewolf Manifesto
This is a short to the point book written by Paul Waggener describing his “Operation Werewolf” movement. This book offers a good synthesis of many of the things that both tribalist and red pillers are trying to accomplish. It lays out a direct action guide to take to forge the life that one wants. It covers strength, tribe, and many more topics that often fall through the cracks with the red pill (or at least certain strains of it). The Werewolf Manifesto is all about not being a victim, not crying or whining, and not being a defeatist.
But instead doing what you can to improve yourself and improve those around you. not crying or whining or waiting for a real man to come in save you but instead to be the real man yourself. Again it ties a whole lot of concepts and things together and offers a way forward to not just talk or think about those things and about “how great it’d be” but to actually go out and accomplish them. Be sure to check this one out and implement it, especially the “Iron Fist” idea which I recommend every one strive to accomplish.
Summary
Now I know there are plenty of “red pill” guys who understand this stuff and vice versa so don’t get your panties in a wad. Again I’m dealing with things in an overall way I’m well aware there are exceptions and everything else. And mostly I’m dealing with one particular strain of the red pill (same with other article about tribalists) that I’m thinking about. Regardless all of the books recommend are great and will set you in the right direction to right living and being the strongest man that you can be. Get this books, digest them, and then above all else apply what they have lain out.
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-Charles Sledge
