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Adam McLain

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Marine | Author - “When Violence is Virtue” https://a.co/d/6FkHtSh available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle now!

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Every leader is tested.

Few are prepared for what the test actually demands.

08.01.2026 20:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The great thing about thermal nowadays is that there are options for everyone now.

You don’t need a $8k thermal scope to detect heat

You can buy $500 dollar thermals for that.

22.12.2025 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes but eventually the thermal blanket heats up.

Also, a big square is still visible and draws attention so defeating thermal still takes significantly more effort than hiding from say night vision

22.12.2025 16:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Just a reminder you can still get my book “When Violence is Virtue” in time for Christmas!

a.co/d/8b3fNah

13.12.2025 18:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sorry man.

I can feel this thread.

Honestly, I have empathy for your entire family here.

Give your aunts time and patience man.

People react differently in death…Even years after the fact.

24.11.2025 04:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Boo!

Happy Halloween!

31.10.2025 15:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
When Violence Is Virtue: Why Men Need The Warrior Ethos | Adam McLain | Ep. 64
YouTube video by The David Rutherford Show When Violence Is Virtue: Why Men Need The Warrior Ethos | Adam McLain | Ep. 64

youtu.be/f9J4xneYPNg?...

What a great time with David Rutherford!

06.10.2025 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was very confused for a minute.

Those bloom in May here where I live.

Then I saw you live in Australia!

I love those.

09.09.2025 13:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Tactical tuna!

07.09.2025 03:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“When Violence is Virtue” numbers are staggering.

It’s a clear must buy!

Available for Kindle and paperback only on Amazon: a.co/d/3loFswF

14.08.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We are currently the number one new release in 3 categories on Amazon: Ethics and Morality, History, and Afghan War!

It has a 5 star rating as well.

“When Violence is Virtue” is a hit!

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Thank you all for your support!

13.08.2025 01:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WHEN VIOLENCE IS VIRTUE: Reflections on Combat and Character WHEN VIOLENCE IS VIRTUE: Reflections on Combat and Character - Kindle edition by McLain, Adam. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading WHEN VIOLENCE IS VIRTUE: Reflections on Combat and Character.

“When Violence is Virtue” out now in Kindle and paperback a.co/d/8QqJAiH

Peace is not given. It is claimed by those willing to stand in the crucible on behalf of those who are unable or unwilling to act. In a world desperate for peace at any cost, the truth is that peace is often paid for in blood.

12.08.2025 01:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Newsflash.

Nobody is coming to save you.

Nobody ever was.

Your safety is your own responsibility.

The government doesn’t exist to save you.

It exists to extort you.

06.07.2025 21:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I just hope both sides are having fun

12.06.2025 22:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

And then the Apache pilot goes home to find it was burned down with family inside…except for their heads which are on spikes. Even the dog.

This fantasy of the government oppressing its citizenry doesn’t sound like such a great plan afterall huh?

10.06.2025 20:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wait till you realize the Marines are the ones saying “but I got an AR15.”

Marines especially infantry Marines and other combat arms types are overwhelmingly pro gun.

10.06.2025 20:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Facts

29.05.2025 23:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

29.05.2025 21:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Do you enjoy your car not being loud AF on your daily commute?

It’s literally the same thing.

They make very very loud things generally hearing safe but still very loud.

When I shoot, it’s generally a suppressed gun, foam ear inserts and ear muffs

It isn’t like the movies

Suppressed is loud too

29.05.2025 19:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I walk around with situational awareness; not fear.

Wtf is a jart?

29.05.2025 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So do taxes on suppressors keep people law abiding?

I mean, I have 4 of them afterall…

Or do you just want to ensure only the affluent can afford them?

29.05.2025 16:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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No.

29.05.2025 16:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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You aren’t intelligent enough to be one of my students

26.05.2025 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wow, now you are really reaching.

26.05.2025 12:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You don’t take the shot that isn’t safe.

You don’t know the layout of my home.

You don’t know what my surrounding environment is.

I get your firearm’s experience only comes from COD and movies, but some of us have real world experience, training and knowledge

26.05.2025 12:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I didn’t brag.

Just posted a couple old pics.

You definitely weren’t in the military or combat arms.

We spent countless hours practicing MOUT at night.

And plenty of training in environments with enemy combatants and civilians.

Oh and then there was that time I did the thing in AFG

26.05.2025 12:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just take the L dude. You lost. It hurt your ego. Just quietly move on.

Or continue to make a fool of yourself

26.05.2025 12:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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