# 202 - Doug Casey: The Metaphysics of War

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Podcast: [Escape the Technocracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/watchman-privacy-4507961)
Published: 2025-09-15T11:07:00+00:00
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## Resource

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. They discuss the "metaphysics of war," better paths for young men, the nature of evil, dueling, and places Doug would never visit again. GUEST → https://www.amazon.com/Preparation-Become-Competent-Confident-Dangerous/dp/B0FLRKZCKL → https://youtu.be/ynl1vWQy5k0 (Episode on the above book) → https://www.amazon.com/Totally-Incorrect-Conversations-Doug-Casey/dp/0988285134 → https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake → https://highgroundseries.com/ → https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Investing-Rest-Douglas-Casey/dp/1559721774 MY PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → http://watchmanstorch.com → Join my exclusive privacy community MY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Doug's reaction to first paragraph of Julius Evola's Metaphysics of War 7:50 – The Preparation 12:00 – The nature of evil 22:05 – Would dueling make the world more civilized? 29:50 – Places Doug Casey regrets traveling to 35:35 – Final Thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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