Who are the great men you\'ve known?

[ViciouscunningtreacherousParticipant 823]

This topic is about great men in our lives. Another topic was about women and it p~~~ed me off so much that I wanted to start this one. My dad was a great man, so we’re my uncles. They all served in ww2 in combat. Their stories shaped my life. Another was my high school physics teacher, Dennis Jones. He helped me when I was struggling after my mom died and I’ll forever be grateful. So have at it guys. And have a reflective and peaceful independence day.

For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

[Anonymous 6]

My Uncle – Military Veteran
My Oldest Cousin – Does literally whatever he wants and answers to no one
Most of my male college professors – Taught me history, helped me to be better at the craft, drank a few beers with them. I got nothing but good words to speak of them. If I ever write an autobiography, they are DEFINITElY going in.

A bunch of pastors from a bunch of different churches.

[MGTOW_MikeParticipant 6253]

No men who are living in my life……the only man, who I obviously do not know personally, is Nikola Tesla. Like him, I have a passion for Electrical Engineering and going my own way. I have quit my Mining Engineering career to return to my passion. No relationships no drama nothing…nothing but pure awesomeness with science and mathematics. I spend days upon days in my room, which is also my laboratory. What better way to combine science, math and spirituality to observe this universe.

A tranquil mind is neither happy nor sad, it is uninfluenced by external conditions.

[trader1913Participant 1577]

Im a man that has grown past the notion of respect. The only characteristics i hold close to me are self-love, freedom, happiness etc.

Respect and other such character traits almost always come with it some sacrifice for others as a qualifier; I have no interest in sacrificing for anyone except my family and myself. Even then I have no intention to sacrifice for my mother because she used respect as a way to shame me into doing things (which failed).

[rightturnclydeParticipant 705]

Thanks for starting this thread. My dad was a 20 year old Polish cadet when WW2 broke out in 1939. He was captured early on and became a prisoner of war spending 4 years of his life in German prison camps including Colditz. When he finally made his way back to Britain in 1943 he re-enlisted in Poland’s first Armored division and helped liberate France, Belgium and Holland. His stories of prison life, his escapes and his participation in major European battles could easily be made into a movie, they are that incredible. He emigrated to Canada after the war and along with my amazing mother raised a family of 7 kids. I have just touched the surface and could go on for pages and pages about how great this man was. Every moral and principal I hold was learned from him, mainly by watching how he carried himself throughout his life. He is a real life hero to me and I am so blessed to have had him for my father.

[GregB0Participant]

Answers to these types of questions evolve as we mature and reflect upon our life experiences, as well as our current life situation.

I agree that my Father, Uncles, university professors, military members I have served with all have been great men. Civic and industrial leaders can also be added.

Those men who influenced me in my youth are dramatically different from those who impacted and improved my later life. Same for today.

A 1, 2, 3 listing would always be inconsistent. Great question however.

​"​My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.​" - Clarence Buddinton Kelland

[Anonymous 3]

I have two coworkers that are close friends and some of the men I respect the most.
It is not only the depth of thinking that I appreciate, sometimes even to the level of brilliance, but also their human traits.

One of those men, lets call him AS, is a “real friend”. Someone that will be there for you in any situation; health, money, work…
I consider myself a “good friend” but I will admit that I am far from his level.

And regarding the “personal value”, he is a man that makes a point in dominating whatever activity or subject he is interested on. Either parachuting, paragliding, scubadiving, running, weightlifting, etc., he will not simply practice it. He will learn it, live it, and be able to get to the highest level.

He is a reference to me. I tend to learn the “just strictly necessary” about something. He makes me want to be better.

My other friend, SC, has problems. He has lots of fears and phobias. Yet he faces them! He is afraid of heights, and cannot even climb the stairs of an iron tower without shaking. Yet he successfully completed his flying certification. How does one fly when he is afraid of heights, flying, dying… That is a man that refuses to be limited!

[Anonymous 54]

None Ive kown.

But for me..

Sir Earnest Shackelton.

[I am SpartacusParticipant 164]

Rambo
Rick. From Rick and Morty
President Reagan

"I am Spartacus!", said Spartacus.................and everyone around him.

[OldBillParticipant]

I am Spartacus wrote:

Rambo
Rick. From Rick and Morty
President Reagan

It’s a sad commentary on our current culture when two of the 3 great men you’ve “known” are fictional characters and what is commonly known about the third is a product of public relations.

Either there are damn few real role models anymore or too many of us have lost the ability to recognize them.

Do not date. Do not impregnate. Do not co-habitate. Above all, do not marry. Reclaim and never again surrender your personal sovereignty.

[Puffin StuffParticipant 24979]

Dr. Emile Scarpelli who discovered the substance that allows pre-me’s to be born early and survive called surfactant.

Dr. Milton Fineberg one of the first modern physicians in Los Angeles.

It was an honor to be a pupil of each man. Both are passed. Their memory lives on.

#icethemout; Remember Thomas Ball. He died for your children.

[NoMoreParticipant 1233]

My grandfather, even though his father and family had emigrated from Germany, joined the U.S. army in WWII. He stayed on, serving in Korea and early Vietnam before retiring. He decided he wasn’t done and became a mechanic. Still with too much time on his hands, he converted his garage into a wood shop and built furniture and clocks.

He bought my brother and I our first air-rifles. He kept a keg in the fridge in his den and would turn his head if he saw me sneak a taste. He refused my parents’ offer to move in with them, he’s in his 90’s, because he’s lived in his house for so long, he’d rather die there. He still types birthday and Christmas letters on his old typewriter. He’s just a man who does what he wants.

A co-worker recently told me, "If you want to see who someone really is, divorce them." I have found out how true this is. When your wife drops the façade of being the caring partner, you will witness all of the greed, hate, and spite that she has masked. It is truly breathtaking!

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

My uncle POW/KIA…Korea, never met him.

My dad x thousand hour’s of service unto others.

SG. White guy, minister, marched with Dr King.

Both my grandfathers, each raised 8+ kids during the depression.

A special someone that runs to the sound of the guns every day.

I met a USMC two stripe in dress blues. 20ish. Missing an arm. Never got his name.

AB. Fled the Nazis , made a 500MM company and gave me my first job.

No one of importance…

Love is just alimony waiting to happen. Visit mgtow.com.

[ViciouscunningtreacherousParticipant 823]

They sound the most important to me brother.

For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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