Author Archives: Rad Remy

About Me Veteran. Husband. Father of three firebrands. I’m a Gen X realist standing at the crossroads of chaos and clarity, armed with a camera, a cigar, and a deep respect for truth over trend. This blog is where I cut through the noise—sharing hard-earned wisdom, stoic insights, and unfiltered commentary on modern life, marriage, masculinity, and meaning. I believe in personal responsibility, legacy over likes, and that peace isn’t found in comfort—it’s forged in discipline. You won’t find fluff here. Just real talk, seasoned perspective, and the occasional dad joke. Pull up a chair. Let’s get to work.

Star Wars Is More Conservative Than You Think

Tradition, redemption, and the fight against tyranny—this isn’t just science fiction. It’s a parable for the values that built the free world.

People love to say Star Wars is for everyone. Maybe so. But it hits different if you’re wired for tradition, for truth, and for the fight. Strip away the aliens and lasers, and what you’ve got is a deeply conservative epic hiding in plain sight. Not because it waves a red flag. Because it preaches things that used to be obvious.

Let’s talk about it.

Redemption Is Earned

Darth Vader—mass murderer, war criminal, butcher of younglings—doesn’t get a pass because of feelings. He finds redemption through sacrifice. He sees evil for what it is, and he dies putting an end to it. That’s the only way back: not through victimhood, but through action.

Conservatives believe people can change. But not by blaming the world. By owning their choices, facing the consequences, and making it right. That’s Anakin’s arc. That’s the whole point.

No handouts. No excuses. Just repentance and resolve.

Evil Is Real—And It Must Be Confronted

The Empire didn’t need to be understood. It needed to be destroyed. Evil doesn’t negotiate. You can’t diversity-train your way out of tyranny. You fight it. With courage, clarity, and force if necessary.

Luke doesn’t beat Vader by pandering. He beats him with discipline and conviction. He says no when it matters most. Han doesn’t become a hero by virtue signaling—he does it by turning the ship around when it counts.

The Jedi failed when they forgot this. The Republic fell because they stopped calling evil what it was. Sound familiar?

Tradition, Mentorship, and Legacy

Yoda, Obi-Wan, even the ghost of Anakin—this is a story of fathers and sons. Of handing down truth, not tearing it up. The Jedi weren’t perfect, but they understood that wisdom doesn’t start with you. It’s passed down. Taught. Preserved.

We live in a world obsessed with starting over. Star Wars says no—you honor what came before. You protect the flame. You don’t burn it all down and call it progress.

That’s conservative at its core: Respect the elders. Learn the old paths. Stand on something that lasted longer than your feelings.

Family Still Matters

You can’t ignore it: everything in Star Wars comes back to blood. Skywalker. Solo. Organa. Family isn’t just backstory—it’s identity. It’s legacy. It’s the foundation for everything that matters.

Conservatives don’t treat family as optional. It’s not just your household—it’s your history and your future. The people you answer to. The people you fight for. Star Wars reminds us what happens when you forget that. And what power there is when you don’t.

Freedom Isn’t Free

The Rebellion isn’t utopian. It’s a scrappy, imperfect mess that believes in liberty over control. The Empire promises order, but only if you give up everything else. The First Order does the same with a shinier helmet.

Sound familiar?

Freedom is messy. But it’s worth it. That’s the conservative tension—balancing responsibility with liberty. Star Wars doesn’t give us a perfect government. It gives us people willing to bleed for the chance to build a better one.

And that’s the point.

Final Word

Star Wars has been hijacked, watered down, and dressed up for every agenda under the twin suns. But the bones of it stay: sacrifice, courage, order, faith, family, and freedom. The stuff that built nations and saved galaxies.

It’s not about politics. It’s about principles.

And the Force? It’s not your feelings. It’s your discipline. Your balance. Your call to do right, even when it costs you.

Now go rewatch it. This time, see it with clear eyes.

If you believe in discipline over chaos, tradition over trend, and truth over feel-good fiction—stand up. Speak it. Live it. The battle isn’t in a galaxy far away anymore. It’s here. Right now. Each time you raise your kids right, you defend what matters. You hold the line against the cultural Empire trying to rewrite reality.

This isn’t cosplay. This is the real rebellion.

Choose the hard right over the easy wrong. Carry the torch. Pass on the legacy.

The Force? That’s your backbone. Use it.

Tear Down This DMZ: A Modest Proposal for Borderless Progress

If borders are evil, then why is the one between North and South Korea still standing? Let’s challenge the left’s open-border logic and apply it globally—starting with the most militarized border in the world.

Borders are bad. Or at least, that’s the sermon we hear on repeat from the modern left. The idea of national sovereignty is apparently passé—a dusty relic from a more “xenophobic” time. And if you dare defend the need for border security, congratulations: you’re now somewhere between a cartoon villain and a medieval warlord.

Fine. Let’s run with that. Let’s take the progressive gospel to its final frontier and ask the real question: why on earth does the Korean Peninsula still have a border?

The Great Korean Border Hypocrisy

Let’s be honest—if America’s southern border is an oppressive, artificial construct that must be dismantled in the name of compassion, then surely the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea is overdue for a teardown party.

We’re talking about a 160-mile-long, landmine-laced, sniper-lined barrier that quite literally separates the free world from one of the most repressive regimes on Earth. But hey, a border is a border, right?

If walls are immoral, if fences are fascist, and if checkpoints are cruel—why isn’t the left demanding an open-border policy between Pyongyang and Seoul?

Imagine the Utopia

Picture it: no more checkpoints, no more patrols—just pure, borderless harmony. North Korean defectors wouldn’t have to risk their lives crawling through barbed wire or bribing guards. They could simply stroll into South Korea, grab a coffee in Gangnam, and apply for a job without fear of secret police showing up at their door.

Or maybe we go full unification. One Korea, united at last. Think of the possibilities! BTS meets Juche. Mandatory military service plus synchronized dance routines. Rationed rice with a side of freedom.

What could possibly go wrong?

Reality Check: Borders Exist for a Reason

Of course, this satire only works because we all know the truth—deep down, even the most idealistic border abolitionist knows it too.

Borders aren’t evil. They’re necessary. They mark the line between law and lawlessness, freedom and tyranny, stability and chaos. And pretending otherwise is not just foolish—it’s dangerous.

No one seriously proposes dissolving the border between North and South Korea because we understand what that would mean: surrendering safety, sovereignty, and sanity in the name of a feel-good fantasy.

So maybe—just maybe—we should apply that same common sense at home.

Final Thought

If borders are good enough for Korea, they’re good enough for the rest of us. And if you find that logic uncomfortable, there’s always North Korea—just don’t forget your passport.

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Like this post? Share it with someone who insists all borders are racist—then ask them how soon we should start bulldozing the DMZ. Let’s keep the satire sharp and the conversation honest.