In this first video/documentary style podcast, I review Lt. Col. Dave Grossman’s seminal work On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. In doing so, I examine mankind’s inherent resistance to taking human life. Next, we take a look at the US Army’s discovery of this resistance and their subsequent efforts to overcome it. Finally, I examine Dave Grossman himself, his overarching thesis, and his side business, where he conditions government goons to kill reflexively.

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Show Notes:

James Corbett: WWIII Is Over (If You Want It)

Cut: Lonnie On Killing

vsmproductions: Harry Recounts Killing a German Soldier in WWII

The Christmas Truce | History

Soldiers of Conscience [2008 Film] (Affiliate Link)

Dave Grossman’s Killology

A Day With ‘Killollogy’ Police Trainer Dave Grossman by Radley Balko

The Police Trainer Who Teaches Cops to Kill | The New Yorker

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