Book · 2016 · Fiction
The Red Badge of Courage
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It's like [__] Red Badge of Courage in the Civil War they wrote a book that that was like it's not what you think it is it's not Glory it's cowardice.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2023 Listen at 2:14:44 Why people recommend it
The Red Badge of Courage is a classic American Civil War novel by Stephen Crane that explores the psychological inner turmoil, fear, and disillusionment of a young soldier facing the brutal reality of combat. On an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience featuring comedian Shane Gillis, the conversation turned toward historical military conflicts and how popular culture depicts warfare. Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis referenced Crane's famous novel to critique romanticized notions of military glory. Gillis described the book as a stark corrective to patriotic myths, emphasizing that Crane portrayed war not as a glamorous pursuit of honor, but rather as an experience defined by cowardice, terror, and the worst possible human conditions. Rogan agreed with this assessment, invoking the novel to highlight the unglamorous, psychologically devastating realities that soldiers face on the battlefield. Separately, the hosts of Stuff You Should Know referenced a similarly named historical reference text while discussing World War II intelligence efforts, but the literary discussions on Rogan's program centered directly on Crane's enduring masterpiece. Through these podcast exchanges, speakers used the novel as a timeless cultural touchstone to illustrate the psychological cost of armed conflict and the stark contrast between romanticized propaganda and the grim truth of battlefield trauma.
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“it's like [__] Red Badge of Courage in the Civil War they wrote a book that that was like it's not what you think it is it's not Glory it's cowardice”
“yeah it's like [ __ ] Red Badge of Courage in the Civil War they wrote a book that that was like it's not what you think it is it's not Glory it's cowardice it's it's the worst thing possible”
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“Um, the Red Book, aka the order of battle of the German Army, was a very big deal, and it was basically just an ongoing, um, list of like everything they could learn about the German Army. Um, anytime they would get documents or any kind of plans, that would go into the Red Book or they would, you know,”
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“but what would happen if he bailed like i i gotta go that's red badge of courage is that what that is that's all that's what i gotta watch that i've never seen it we gotta read it watch that head come off watch it”
“I mean I got like I think it was the Red Badge of Courage which even now I can't remember”