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2025-11-15-isaiah-mccall-political-disillusionment-future-plans
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Call Summary: Political Analysis, Life Transitions, and Strategic Planning

Overview​

Extended conversation covering Isaiah's complete disillusionment with Trump following Epstein revelations, parallels between current America and the fall of the Roman Republic, Isaiah's upcoming return from Japan to establish a US headquarters, and Gary's new executive AI education bootcamp concept. The discussion revealed deepening political cynicism, commitment to content consistency for 2026, and spiritual urgency about being ready for martyrdom.

Key Topics Discussed​

Trump-Epstein Scandal and Political Disillusionment​

  • Trump's True Nature: "He just respects rich and powerful people. To a fault... No matter what side you're on, if you amass enough wealth and power, he respects you"
  • Bill Clinton Connection: Isaiah saw meme of Trump denying sexual relations with Clinton, discussed Trump's magnanimous treatment of enemies
  • Pattern of Inaction: "Every single time this guy gets in the White House, all the enemies that you were supposed to be persecuting... Nobody's in jail"
  • Trump as System Culmination: "He's a little bit of everything. He's a little bit of Bush because of the wars. He's a little bit of Obama because of the charismatic lies, and he's a little bit of Clinton"
  • Republican Betrayal: "Democrats actually do shit, man... Republicans arguably are worse because they are traitors. They're just fucking traitors"

Thomas Massey Press Conference (Gary's Attendance)​

  • Historical Moment: "You were a part of history, man. That is going to be a historical moment for this presidency"
  • Republican Resistance: "The moment when some of the highest and most high esteemed Republicans, like Marjorie Taylor Green now and Thomas Massey went against Trump"
  • Political Theater: Discussed performative nature of American politics as "theater kid energy"

Roman Republic Parallels​

  • Correcting Historical Analogy: "Everyone always makes the wrong attribution... We're at the fall of the Roman Empire. It's like, no, dude, we don't even have a dictator"
  • Republic vs Empire: "We are a republic... look at the fall of the Roman Republic before it became an empire"
  • Caesar's Dilemma: "Caesar took matters into his own hand. He crossed the Rubicon... you guys have given me no choice"
  • Trinity in Government: "We have three branches of government... like an Antichrist attribute because you have God, the Son, the Father, the Holy Spirit"
  • Inevitable Trajectory: "I do think people have to come to that conclusion... We need a dictator, man"

Japan Relationship Decision​

  • Final Trip: "Going on a brief little last mini trip here in Japan with the girl I'm dating... this will be it. This is where I'll decide"
  • Leaning Towards Friends: "I'm leaning towards just wanting to be friends... I don't want to live here"
  • Cultural Observations: Japanese relationships "care about the aesthetic of a relationship" vs Western romanticism
  • Travel Philosophy: "For men... you have to travel with a purpose in mind. If not, you can get super lost in it because it just becomes promiscuity"

2026 Plans and Content Strategy​

  • Headquarters Goal: "My goal for next year is just to make a headquarters somewhere... I've seen enough of the world now"
  • Consistency Commitment: "End of the year and all next year is gonna be all about consistency... 2026 will just be the year of consistency"
  • Substack Notes Strategy: Gary advised posting "multiple times a day on Substack Notes"
  • First-Person Journalism: Focus on articles like Lebanon piece which was "one of the most viewed articles I had this year"
  • Platform Analysis: Twitter "has become basically 4chan now" but maintains freedom; Substack still has "good deal freedom of speech"

Gary's Executive AI Education Bootcamp Concept​

  • Market Opportunity: "Companies will send their executives to do like $8,000 or more dollars... few days of product management training"
  • Target Audience: "Huge section of people above 30 or above 40 that even in the business and tech side don't know to use AI properly"
  • Differentiation: "All the evangelists are just the actual corporate companies themselves" - gap for independent educator
  • Gary's Approach: "Combining my in-person gathering skills... premium price for a certain audience if it's a premium experience"

Health and Diet Consciousness​

  • Sugar Issues: "I go into sugar crashes now... I eat sugar and I'm like, damn, maybe I shouldn't have done that"
  • Family History: "Diabetes does run in my family... even though I work out, I got to be careful"
  • Japan vs US Food: "At least in Japan, they don't want to kill their inhabitants... America is actively trying to kill you with the food"
  • Moderation Focus: Switching to sugar-free options, planning diet more carefully

Spiritual and Biblical Themes​

  • Fig Tree Parable: Understanding Jesus cursing the fig tree - "You always got to be ready. Because the time is now"
  • Martyrdom Readiness: "You always have to be ready to be martyred and always be ready to be a fool"
  • GK Chesterton Reference: Quoted Christian philosophy about being ready to be martyred or fool
  • Biblical Completeness: "The Bible... has everything in it. It's got everything in it"
  • Doug Wilson Discussion: Christian nationalist who believes "laws of the Bible should be the laws of the land"

Political Violence Concerns​

  • Charlie Kirk Assassination Reference: Ongoing concern about political violence
  • Fuentes as Dam: "He's the dam holding back all the real actual anti-Semites and crazy people"
  • Assassination Fears: "I pray to God another assassination never happens... people will literally think we're in a war zone"
  • Tucker Carlson Concern: Worried about potential targeting of major conservative figures

Key Quotes​

On Trump's Character​

  • "His number one... business above all. The deal making, the art of the deal above all"
  • "If they get back in power, they will put his ass in jail. And if they do, I'll just laugh"
  • "Nobody to blame but yourself, man. Nobody to blame but yourself"

On Political Theater​

  • "Why is everyone gay, bro?" (referring to performative political culture)
  • "Comedy and entertainment and politics... if you're a great performer, this will bring you"
  • "Politics deserves... a bunch of theater kids"

On Life Philosophy​

  • "Travel really is more of like a feminine pursuit... For men... where's your real bride? Which country is it?"
  • "The mutual shared purpose and mission is very important with your wife"
  • "I've seen enough of the world now... I didn't spread the word but like Paul tried"

On Content Strategy​

  • "Consistency after this year... that's the only way you get your breakthrough"
  • "Posts take up so much time... often you'll get no attention"
  • "More first person accounts... more if it is an interview, someone interesting"

On Spiritual Urgency​

  • "The times are dire and you have to... leave it all behind"
  • "You can't just be one day... you don't have your figs on your tree. Then you're screwed"
  • "The Bible does call you... leave it all behind"

Action Items / Takeaways​

  • Isaiah planning return to US to establish headquarters for 2026
  • Will make final relationship decision after last Japan trip with girlfriend
  • Committing to daily Substack Notes posting and overall content consistency
  • Supporting Gary's AI executive education bootcamp concept development
  • Gary to develop playbook and YouTube channel for AI education business
  • Isaiah to focus on first-person journalism over opinion pieces
  • Both maintaining spiritual urgency and readiness for martyrdom
  • Isaiah avoiding interviews with "hucksters" - focusing on meaningful subjects

Political and Cultural Analysis​

System Critique​

Isaiah has evolved from Trump supporter to seeing him as ultimate system insider who protects the powerful. Views current moment as parallel to fall of Roman Republic with potential for dictatorship emerging from failed three-branch system. Sees both parties as corrupt but Democrats as more effective in actually prosecuting enemies.

Media Landscape​

Recognizes Twitter as "basically 4chan" but values remaining freedom. Sees Substack as maintaining speech freedom despite anti-Trump bias. Plans to leverage Notes feature for consistency rather than long-form posts only.

Future Trajectory​

Expects extremist figures to continue emerging: "More Trumps, more AOCs, more Doug Wilsons." Believes America at inflection point between collapse and potential dictatorial solution. Maintains hope through biblical framework while preparing for potential persecution.

Personal Evolution​

Isaiah demonstrates significant maturation in political analysis, relationship decisions, and career strategy. His disillusionment with Trump reflects broader pattern recognition about power structures. Decision to establish headquarters and focus on consistency shows professional growth. Spiritual grounding provides framework for navigating uncertain times while maintaining productive output. Health consciousness emerging as family history prompts dietary changes. Overall trajectory toward stability, consistency, and purpose-driven work rather than perpetual travel and exploration.