The Parallel Polis

For those of you who purchased the book Very pleasantly surprised to see that we've sold thousands of copies in the first couple of weeks here , and it's interesting . You know , I read a stat one time that said about 98% of books that are published every year don't sell more than 100 copies .

So to have ours sell thousands in the first couple of weeks is really humbling and we're very appreciative of your support .

I read another article this week , something about the Hunter Biden situation and apparently in a court filing he said that his book now he's the president's son , his book only sold , I think , 1100 copies over the course of like a year , which is crazy , but that's how difficult the book publishing industry is .

I think he said he sold something like 2000,000 when it first came out and then over the course of the next year six months to a year , something like that it only sold like 1,100 copies and of course his name is everywhere and has been for a number of years , especially with the scandals and controversies and the fact that his father was the president .

It shows you how difficult the publishing industry is . I'm not doing this for book sales . I'm not doing this , certainly not for the revenue from it . There's certainly not a lot of money to be made in the book publishing industry , let's put it that way but I think it's important to get these ideas out there and to start these conversations .

So that's mainly why I do what I do in terms of publishing the books and this is actually our third best-selling book under Gab Publishing , and the first one was a wild success that even we didn't anticipate with our Christian nationalism book , the book that I co-wrote with Pastor Andrew Isker that sold tens of thousands of copies , which is still to this day ,

our bestseller . And then we also did a book with Pastor Andrew Isker , his own solo book called the Boniface Option , and that sold well over 6,000 or 7,000 copies .

Know , the publishing stuff is going really well and you know , to God be the glory , hopefully we're making an impact for God's kingdom and , you know , starting important conversations about , you know , the state of our world , the state of the culture , the state of the country and some solutions to how to fix those things . So we're working our way through here .

Today's chapter is called the Parallel Polis , and so so far we've been sort of diagnosing

. In the first couple of chapters I sort of diagnose a lot of what's wrong with modernity , a lot of what's wrong with our culture and with the state of our nation , and I talk about the rise of artificial intelligence and the rapid acceleration of technological development . Outside of AI there's a lot of other things .

There's humanoid robots that , of course , are going to be powered by AI . There's sort of biotech and bioengineering stuff like Neuralink and you know these brain chip implants and a lot of crazy stuff , right .

And then there's , you know , biohacking in general , where people are , you know , eating certain foods and taking certain supplements and trying to sort of engineer their biology and live longer . You know longevity experts and things of this nature . So you know , what do we do as Christians in ?

You know , in the face of this changing world , this world that is changing so quickly , how do we ground ourselves in Christ and in God's Word and point people back to Christ and to God's Word in an era really of just tremendous uncertainty ?

You know , as I spoke about in some earlier episodes , I see this as a tremendous gospel opportunity , and I think people look to politics as the be-all , end-all solution . I can get up off my butt every four years , cast a vote on a Tuesday night and we'll get our guy in and everything will be fine and dandy , and then I don't have to do anything .

Well , you know , the reality of of the decay of our modern world is that it's it's not . It's not that simple , and we have to go sort of above and beyond and treat this as a long-term play for the future . And I think the future is inevitably going to be in our hands for the simple reason that we're the only ones that are actually having children .

I saw a crazy stat floating around on social media the other day that said only like 17%

of people over the age of 30 are married with children . A staggering 30% are married without children . So this concept of dinks , dual income , no kids which has caught on strangely . I mean , this is just how far things have fallen . You know , of course there's folks who get married and have fertility problems .

I think you know we're certainly not speaking about those folks , but to the people who are getting married and then not having children , it's just like what's the point ? Are you doing this as a tax write-off , unless you're older or something ? Of course there's certain exceptions to the rule with those type of situations .

I'm certainly not harping on anybody that's in a particular situation that maybe is struggling with fertility , or you know , we're not talking about those folks .

We're talking about the folks that are younger , you know , in their late 20s , early 30s , and are explicitly making the conscious decision to not have children in favor of hedonism and self-pleasure and travel and all of these vapid things that you know , when you're on your deathbed will not matter in the least . And so we have .

Really , this is a spiritual sickness , a spiritual sickness in our society , and , you know , the future belongs to those of us who are procreating , who are getting married , who are having children and lots of children . You know many of my friends have , you know , four or five , six kids .

I've been speaking with a couple of people that have even more , which is really impressive . I have three myself currently , lord willing . We're not done . And it's tough .

Any parent will tell you that juggling multiple kids under the age of five is very , very difficult , but it's also very , very rewarding and it's a long-term play , and this is what the concept of the parallel polis is all about is we are not conforming to the standards of modernity .

You know , there's the , the , the people that are dual income , no kids , married and are purposely not having kids . They , um have doubled the numbers of those of us who are married with children , and then , of course , there's another 30% that are just single .

Um , in the long term , you know , those of us who are having kids are going to inherit the future by default , isolating ourselves , right , but engaging and fighting back against the modern culture and the modern ways of doing things , but at the same time , you know , purposefully , you know pointing our kids towards Christ and in the right direction .

And that's the biggest thing that we have to do , because , you know , the left and the globalists and these people , the atheists , the technocrats like these people , are , by and large , not having children , and so the only way for them to quote , unquote , procreate and pass on their horrible ideas is by subverting the minds of our children .

And so that is the most important thing that we have to do , as we're sort of building out this parallel polis , is to protect the minds and the souls of our children . So I'm going to dive into a little bit of an excerpt here from this chapter and I'm not going to read the whole thing .

That's a pretty long chapter and of course I only want to give you guys just a little glimpse of what's in the book . If you want to check out the full book , you can get it at reclaimingrealitycom . So with that , let's dive in . Empires rise and fall , but those who build in truth outlast them all .

For centuries , christians have found themselves at odds with the dominant culture and political powers of their time , whether under the Roman Empire , the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century or the rising globalist technocracies of today .

The church has often been forced to choose between submission to a corrupt order or the creation of an independent parallel society that operates according to God's law rather than man's dictates . The parallel polis model is the most viable path forward for Christians in the age of artificial intelligence , mass surveillance and algorithmic control .

The term parallel polis originates from the resistance movement in communist Czechoslovakia , where Christian dissidents , intellectuals , recognized the impossibility of reforming an oppressive regime from within , instead

focused on building their own independent cultural , economic and social institutions . They printed their own literature , created underground education networks and developed parallel markets that operated outside of state control .

The key insight of the parallel polis is simple but profound when the mainstream system becomes hostile to truth and virtue , the answer is not to fight for scraps from within it , but to build an alternative . Today , christians face a similar moment of decision .

We live in a world where institutions that once served as pillars of civilization from the media , academia , finance and , sadly , even many churches they are now openly hostile to biblical Christianity churches . They are now openly hostile to biblical Christianity .

The censorship and deplatforming of Christian voices , the erosion of religious liberties and the encroachment of AI-driven social engineering all point to a future where believers will be increasingly shut out from the mainstream institutions unless they conform to the prevailing secular ideology .

In this environment , the church has two options it can either submit to the demands of the new digital tyranny or it can take action by creating a parallel polis suited for the modern world . A successful parallel polis must address key areas of Christian life , ensuring that believers are not economically , intellectually or socially dependent on hostile institutions .

First and foremost , the parallel polis must reclaim education . Public schooling systems have become indoctrination centers for secular , progressive ideology , making it essential that Christian families withdraw from them and invest in independent schools , homeschooling networks and classical academies that provide a Christ-centered education .

If we fail to do this , the next generation will be lost , raised not by the parents and churches , but by algorithms , government bureaucrats and corporate propaganda . Economic independence is another crucial pillar of the parallel polis .

The global financial system , increasingly controlled by centralized banking institutions and digital payment networks , is rapidly moving toward a world in which dissidents can be financially blacklisted . Social credit systems , already in place in China and expanding elsewhere , demonstrate that financial control is a key tool of political oppression .

Christians must therefore build alternative economies based on local production , independent commerce and decentralized financial networks , such as Bitcoin , which offers a means of economic exchange beyond the reach of centralized control . Christian businesses must support one another , creating supply chains that prioritize faith over corporate compliance with anti-Christian agendas .

Media and information control is perhaps the most dangerous tool of our time . We live in an age where truth is no longer determined by what is objectively real , but by what is permitted by algorithmic curation . Ai systems decide which voices are heard and which are sil channels .

They will be reduced , and indeed are reduced to digital serfs unable to speak freely or access uncensored information . This is why platforms that resist regime control , such as Gab and other independent alternatives must be subordinated and expanded . The church itself must become more than a place of worship . It must be the central institution of the Parallelpolis .

In the early church , believers did not see their faith as something confined to Sunday services , but as the organizing principle of their entire community . Churches must once again take on this role , becoming centers of learning , economic cooperation and social resilience .

This means preparing for a future where Christians may need to rely on one another for healthcare , food supply chains and mutual assistance in times of persecution . In a world where AI-driven bureaucracy can deny access to basic services , christian communities must be prepared to provide for their own .

It is important to recognize that building a parallel polis is not about isolationism . Christians are not called to retreat into enclaves and ignore the world . Rather , they are called to build an alternative that stands as a testament to what a society rooted in truth , beauty and righteousness looks like .

The goal is not to abandon the world , but to offer it something better . This has been the pattern throughout history in the world . But to offer it something better . This has been the pattern throughout history .

When Rome collapsed , it was the Christian monastic communities that preserved knowledge , order and culture when state churches became corrupted , faithful believers built new congregations that revived true worship . When hostile ideologies took over the mainstream , christians created parallel institutions that carried the faith forward .

The question is not whether a parallel polis will be necessary . It already forward . The question is not whether a parallel polis will be necessary . It already is . The question is whether Christians will act now to build it , before they find themselves entirely

dependent on a system that hates them . The time to start is today . By reclaiming education , securing economic independence , developing free media and strengthening local church communities , christians can create a parallel society that does not merely survive the coming challenges , but thrives in the midst of them . History vindicates this strategy .

The early church itself functioned as a parallel polis within the Roman Empire , creating a shadow society with its own ethics , economy and eschatology . Monasteries preserved Western civilization during the Dark Ages by becoming arcs of liturgy and learning the Walden scenes , defying medieval ecclesiastical corruption .

Forged clandestine networks of Bible-literate communities in the Alpine valleys , preserving scripture and sacraments outside of the Vatican's grip . These models prove that parallel structures , when anchored in uncompromising truth , can outlast and outmaneuver decaying empires . In our digital age , the battlefield expands .

Decentralized cryptocurrencies can bypass central banks , mesh networks can evade censorship and peer-to-peer education can subvert woke indoctrination . The tools exist . What's lacking is the Spartan resolve to wield them . Yet this neopolis demands more than infrastructure . It requires a metaphysical revolution .

The ancient Greeks understood that a polis survives only when its gods are feared and its tradition is revered . Our Christian parallel polis must likewise exalt the Trinity as the ultimate authority , rejecting the pantheon of modernity's idols , gender fluidity , technocratic surveillance and the cult of the sovereign self .

Citizenship in this Neopolis is earned through asceticism , not consumption , through martyrdom not compromise . Its warriors are not soldiers but saints , men like the Waldestine preachers who smuggled scripture through mountain passes , and women like the early church matrons who turned Roman households into cells of resistance . The globalist regime will retaliate . It always does .

We must respond accordingly . We must fight not for marble temples but for the new Jerusalem . Let the algorithms flag our proclamations , let the banks freeze our assets . The agora of Christ's kingdom cannot be unplugged for its power flows . The parallel polis rises not in retreat but in holy rebellion .

In the blank twilight of the 20th century , as communist regimes tightened their stranglehold on Eastern Europe , two Czech visionaries , valkov Benda and Valkov Havo , emerged as defiant architects of hope .

Their homeland , czechoslovakia , languished under the boot of Marxist-Leninist dogma , where dissent was crushed , truth was criminalized and the human spirit was suffocated by ideological conformity .

Yet in this spiritual desert , benda , a Catholic philosopher , and Havel , a playwright steeped in existential humanism , kindled a revolutionary flame the Parallelpolis , a subterranean society operating beyond the reach of the party's omniscient gaze . This was not mere resistance .

It was a metaphysical insurgency , a reclaiming of human dignity and transcendent truth in a world enslaved to materialist lies . Benda , drawing from his deep Christian convictions , framed the Parallelpolis as a conventional counter-reality , a network of shadow institutions where faith , family and freedom could flourish .

Charter 77 , the dissonant manifesto he helped draft , became its beating heart , uniting theologians , artists , scientists and laborers under a common creed loyalty to conscience over ideology . Meanwhile , havel's civic form weaponized culture against tyranny , staging plays that unmasked the regime's absurdities and publishing samizdat .

Literature that circulated like sacraments among the oppressed Underground . Theaters became the cathedrals of truth . Clandestine seminars functioned as seminaries for the mind . Theirs was a rebellion as spiritual as it was political , rejecting the regime's claim to claim to power by asserting their irreducible sovereignty of the human soul . The risks were mortal .

Informants lurked in every apartment block , secret police files bulged with the names of subversives . Benda faced interrogation and imprisonment , his children harassed for his quote-unquote crimes . Havel , whose essays dissected the moral bankruptcy of totalitarianism , cycled in and out of prison cells .

Yet their movement thrived precisely because it operated in the cracks of the system Decentralized , adaptable and rooted in non-negotiable truths that the regime could not eradicate the authority of natural law and the promise that lies , no matter how institutionalized , inevitably crumble before reality . The parallel polis was not a retreat but a conquest .

Catholic priests celebrated mass in living rooms reviving a church . The state had tried to erase Homeschooling networks , preserved history and philosophy from Marxist revisionism . Printers hidden in basements produced Bibles and texts armed with the mind against propaganda .

This was nation-building in miniature , a testament to the irrepressible power of communities grounded in truth . When the Velvet Revolution toppled the regime in 1989 , it was not through violent revolt but through the quiet collapse of a system whose legitimacy had long been hauled out by the parallel polis' relentless witness .

As the West succumbs to the global homo regime , a new totalitarianism draped in rainbow flags and digital surveillance , benda and Havel's blueprint , demands revival . The tools have evolved Encrypted messaging apps replace samizdat , homeschooling co-ops , leverage online curricula to bypass woke indoctrination .

Yet the strategic imperative remains unchanged Construct parallel institutions that operate by kingdom ethics , not state decrees .

Imagine decentralized cryptocurrencies freeing commerce from ESG power , or mesh networks hosting uncensored sermons and scholastic debates , picture homeschooling collectives raising a generation fluent in scripture and natural law , or underground media empires producing films that glorify Christendom's heroes rather than deconstruct them .

The parallel polis' genius relies on its duality it is both refuge and beachhead . It preserves the faithful during cultural dark ages while training them to reclaim occupied territory . As Benda argued , such structures are not apolitical but metapolitical , shaping the moral imagination of societies before they even grasp their own

enslavement . The early church understood this , turning Roman households into cells of resurrection hope . We must do likewise , building banks , schools and media that answer to Christ alone than answer to Christ alone . So that's an excerpt from the chapter the parallel polis from my book Reclaiming Reality . I hope you enjoyed it .

These are important things and you know we want to talk through solutions and really it just comes with the long-term game plan of being faithful to the Lord , raising our children up to fear and love the Lord and protecting their minds and their souls and their hearts from the ways of the Lord .

Raising our children up to fear and love the Lord and protecting their minds and their souls and their hearts from the ways of the world , while at the same time engaging with the world and fighting back against the world . So it's both of those things at the same time .

It's a beachhead , but it's also sort of our refuge as well , and it's not necessarily a physical place , although it could be . There are certain communities that are popping up across the country , particularly in the Midwest and in well , in a very real and tangible way , but where it really takes form is in our own homes and in our own hearts .

We need to get right with the Lord . We need to make sure that we're living for Christ and that we're raising our kids to do the same and play the long game . This isn't something that's going to be solved in one election cycle or two election cycles . We just vote the right guy in and everything will suddenly be fixed .

Certainly , some good things can happen during an administration , especially one that's favorable to us , like we have right now , but in the long term , the decay and the rot of modernity is so deep . The decay and the rot of modernity is so deep that it's going to take generations to undo .

And the reason that I'm so bullish is because , again , none of our enemies are having children , none of them . So all of their ideologies , all of their horrible ideas are going to die out with them .

As long as we can protect the minds and the souls and the hearts of our children from their corruption , so that's our single most important task and that's sort of at Um .

As long as we can protect the minds and the souls and the hearts of our children from the , from their corruption , um , so that's that's our single most important task and that's sort of at the heart of building the parallel polis is to raise our children up to fear and love the Lord , um , and to uh , you know , steer our own households towards the kingdom .

Those are the most important things that we can do . And and , frankly , check out as much as you can from the system . Don't let the system take control over your mind . The more time that you give to enemy propaganda and enemy media and enemy entertainment , you're corrupting your mind , you're corrupting your soul .

We want to be supportive of Christian communities and Christian business owners and Christian families , and that's the one thing that we're frankly lacking very , very much right now is we don't support each other well enough . They give each other resources , they have patronage networks , as Trump and Doge and Elon have recently exposed , that's what USAID was .

It was one giant patronage network for all the freaks on the left , and it was our tax dollars doing it . And we need our own patronage networks . Right now , all we have is each other . All we have is each other , and we need to support one another .

So that's the biggest missing link right now that we need to fill in the coming years is , you know , building tight-knit communities that support and uplift one another . And you know , these patronage networks which I get into in a later chapter very important , very important . It's impossible to build stuff without capital . It's just impossible .

You can get started , you can't scale , you can't maintain without capital . It's just the reality of the situation . And right now , our enemies , they get it when it comes to capital . They get it when it comes to patronage networks and supporting one another , regardless of their disagreements between one another . They don't care If you're on their side .

You're a part of the crew and you're going to get lifted up , you're going to get resources , you're going to get help . They're not going to stab each other . We have a lot of backstabbing on the right . We have a lot of egos vying for power and control and we don't support one another well enough .

So that's one of the big things that we need to do going forward , especially as Christians . So hope you enjoyed this episode . If you want to check out the book , go to reclaimingrealitycom . You can grab it on Amazon or on the Gab Shop . Thank you for tuning in . Remember speak freely , christ is King .