Tucker Carlson is back on our pages to talk about being brave about what’s required and what is involved. And the secret sauce, he suggests, is that you must stop being afraid to die. That embracing the inevitable can liberate you.
I have been called brave for the things I write and what we do here. I’m not sure that’s true, but I am viewing it from my side and my worldview. I’m just being me, and I am NOT inclined to self-worship (at least, I don’t think I am), so that makes me humble or stupid or both. You can decide. To others who are not inclined to share these sorts of thoughts publicly, I suppose it appears brave. There are plenty of other words that suit, but to stay on point, I’ve not felt fear of death for a long time, and surviving a heart attack five years only affirmed that.
Many a night, I would experience odd symptoms. Not enough to warrant a call to 911, but my body was doing curious things. Lots of people people die from heart conditions “in their sleep.” Maybe I’d be one of them. I later learned most of it was medication side effects, but at the time, it seemed a lot like I might be heading back to the hospital or – maybe, not waking up to do even that.
It didn’t stress me out or make me anxious, it just affirmed the inevitability. Death comes for everyone. If it’s my turn, I hope I managed to get a few things done before I’m gone and leave my family with the means or ability to continue on without me.
I’m not sure that made me brave. It hasn’t changed my behavior online, as far as I can tell – understanding that there is a stark difference between brave and reckless. I know distant “relatives” who have used the death of a family member as an excuse to embrace excess. That’s not brave—quite the opposite.
We all know people who use some outrage to be outrageous themselves.
So, Tucker Carlson embraces the topic of fear of death and bravery. The end of every life is coming. Tucker paraphrases an idea from an essay by Orwell, saying, you might as well die with your shoes on doing something you believe in.” Death is part of a cycle of life. It is always there, so why not play with house money?
He talks about God, faith, and, ultimately, that there is nothing to be afraid of other than cowardice, with the underlying idea that if we remain afraid, there is no chance our children will prosper in the country we leave to them and that your being brave is what the left fears.
Trust me, it all sounds better coming from Tucker Carlson.
The key to being brave is brooding about death. pic.twitter.com/GguFvPZrDs
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) September 30, 2023
The original published version was missing a critical word. Not. It should read. “I am NOT inclined to self-worship.” Talk about a strange way to fumble your point. It has been corrected.
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