Resistance Brief 12.20.25

20/12/2025 4 min
Resistance Brief 12.20.25

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Episode Synopsis

In December of 1944, the 101st Airborne Division was surrounded at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.Facing overwhelming odds, the German command delivered a formal demand for surrender. Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe’s response was a single word: Nuts.This piece isn’t about military heroics for their own sake. It’s about the quiet, human decision to refuse surrender when surrender is presented as inevitable — and why that kind of courage still matters. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit resistorvic.substack.com/subscribe