The day after my 40th birthday, Vanessa and I found out we were the grandparents of an adorable 2 1/2 year old boy named Asher. On my 41st birthday, I wrote a blog post looking back at the year that followed, titled (Grand)Fathers, (Grand)Sons, and Reflections on Turning 41. Much in the world has changed since then. 



As a husband to Vanessa and a grandfather to Asher, I constantly remind myself of my responsibility to protect them, not just from the threat of a carjacking criminal like those around the Minneapolis / St. Paul area, but from less obvious but equally evil threats brought on by our current culture. 



I know of many men who deny what's going on, believing the lies are the conspiracy theories and the truth is the CNN talking points. Others ignore their responsibility, hoping someone else will do or say something instead of them needing to get involved.



Still others put so much importance on their title at work that they remain silent, even though they know that their show of strength could move mountains in this culture war.



As the saying goes, "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Unfortunately, if men don't stand for something, it isn't just themselves that fall for anything. They take those they love with them.



That's not to say that women don't also have power to protect their families. In some cases, they do more than their husbands. And in almost a quarter of families, children are being raised by single parents, 80% of which are the mothers.



As a man, I'm writing more for men than I am for women, though. That's why I'll consistently refer to men in this blog post.



As a collective group, I hope we can reroute the destructive course our country is headed down. 



What Are You Protecting Your Family From?



Much of the propaganda we're faced with today is intended to confuse us. If the media causes us to question our beliefs about what's good and evil, what's true and false, and right and wrong, we'll avoid getting involved in anything.




If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War



As men, we need to be firm in our beliefs, but we also need to know what the "other side" is trying to say and do. If we don't take the time to find that out, we won't understand the significance of what we're fighting against.



Read also: When will common-sense Americans get in the game?



Uncover the truth and call out the lies



Thomas Sowell said:




If people in the media cannot decide whether they are in the business of reporting news or manufacturing propaganda, it is all the more important that the public understand that difference, and choose their news sources accordingly.
Thomas Sowell



I don't think I've ever come across another person with less credibility than CNN or MSNBC. Were it not for a few of the people on FOX, they'd be in the same category of discredited media organizations.



It isn't that those companies should be infallible, it's that they have no issues with lying to viewers, creating exaggerated stories, or suppressing important issues in the interest of their advertisers and politicians. Even when their lies are exposed, they rarely, if ever, admit that they disseminated disinformation.



Make no mistake. The media isn’t a source of information. It’s a system of propaganda. It’s a marketing platform for anti-Biblical, insane, evil ideologies.



When I say media, I include social media, Google, and YouTube as well.



If you believe setting up a "parental control" system will keep your kids from seeing things they shouldn't, or being influenced by content you don't want them to be influenced by, you're naive. Joe Rogan's recent podcast with Dr. Robert Epstein will rock you out of your naivety.