Joe Rogan Experience #1363 - Dakota Meyer

Meyer describes fighting shoulder to shoulder with Afghan soldiers who wanted the same basic things Americans do—safety, family, and freedom from oppression—arguing that the core divide is between good and evil people, not nationalities.

He clarifies that in Afghanistan and Iraq, U.S. troops primarily fought alongside locals against terrorist groups and oppressive militias, challenging the popular narrative that America is simply invading and fighting entire nations.

Meyer details crippling anxiety attacks years after combat and describes how a stellate ganglion block—a nerve injection in the neck—instantly reset his fight‑or‑flight system and dramatically reduced symptoms, highlighting the need for better, non‑pharmaceutical options.

A mentor told Meyer that if you can make choices to change a situation, it’s an inconvenience, not a true problem—real problems are things like terminal illness or a sick child. That framing helps him and others recalibrate daily stress.

Rogan and Meyer note how movies and games glorify graphic killing while explicit consensual sex on screen is treated as obscene, arguing this skewed comfort zone numbs empathy toward real suffering and trivializes life‑and‑death realities.