1819 News: The Podcast Seth Gruber: This Is the Last Stand for Western Civilization | Church, Culture, & the Battle Ahead
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Feb 18, 2026 
Seth Gruber, founder of The White Rose Resistance and filmmaker behind The 1916 Project, warns America faces a civilizational crisis. He discusses mobilizing churches into political and cultural action. Conversations cover cultural Marxism, reclaiming historical memory, strategies for activating youth and donors, and a call to defend faith, family, and public life.
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From Cold Calls To National Chapters
- White Rose Resistance grew from Seth's grassroots speaking and church network after Roe was overturned.
- The group now has 22 employees and chapters across many U.S. cities mobilizing local churches.
Capture The Countryside Strategy
- Cultural change is won locally by capturing the 'countryside' of communities first.
- Seth frames a strategy of building righteousness in cities, counties, then states to protect liberty and end abortion in friendly states.
Mirror The Long March Tactics
- The left advanced by contending for institutions simultaneously (long march through the institutions).
- Seth says conservatives must adopt the same local-institution playbook to reclaim culture.
