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Complaint Review: The Survival Podcast - Somewhere Arkansas

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  • Reported By: JIM — Fort Myers Florida United States Minor Outlying Islands
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  • The Survival Podcast Somewhere, Arkansas United States of America

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I suggest that if you listen to this guys podcast that you do not ever for any reason financially support him as doing so would be encouraging this type of behavior and treatment of customers and people in general.

I have rarely run into such a tinpot dictator that gets off a power trip micromanaging those that use his forum as Jack Spirko.  On top of the abuse he wants you to financially support his venture.
He will also claim as many business's do that he has no control over his forum because he has a staff of  moderators. (Who do exactly as they  are  told it seems.)

Here are some of the reasons that  the dictator  banned me from his forum:

3/28/11: Reported post: Episode-633- Survival Podcast Listener Questions for 3-28-11
(Brand-new newbie  got into a fight with Jack in the show comments, moved to the Forum to criticise Jack's libertarian purity, and immediately got into a fight with the mods.)

Free speech and disagreeing with the tin pot dictator.  They use the word fight. Which is impossible to do in email people. (Jack did use profanity in a PM to me but he is the dictator and does not have to use the same etiquette that he demands of the mundanes on his forum.)

3/31/11: Reported post: Contacting members that post in show notes...
(Griping that he couldn't e-mail commenters in the show comments.)

Again disagreeing or suggesting that his Excellency could do things differently is cause to be banned from the tin-pot dictators forum.

4/6/11: Reported post: Re: Alternative dental advise wanted.
(Assumed the mods were reposting stuff from his PMs instead of asking questions.)

Who knows what this means. But is sounds really really bad doesn't it?
I assumed something....bad, bad, bad.  Really bad in the tin-pot dictator Jack Spirko's world
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4/12/11: On FCC thread
(We're all anti-freedom for tolerating FCC licensing.)

I guess you can not disagree with anyone on the dictators forum. Again very bad inappropriate behavior -- arguing  that people that want government intervention in our lives are not freedom loving.  And forums are not for intellectual disagreement Jack and Mao both know that.

7/27/11: Moderation Report for Re: "Rifleman Opportunity Card" Appleseed is keeping this on a need to know basis...
(First post in months, just said "RTFM" instead of being helpful.)

OMG they perceived a well used an accepted  acronym response as impolite.   Again I think they should have had  me shot rather than banned for such an egregious behavior.

7/27/11: Attacked members for using the get-together boards that we set up for the purpose of planning get togethers and tried to convince members to give him their names and phone numbers.

Again I "attacked"  in email whatever the hell that was supposed to mean. And I committed the egregious crime of wanting to contact some people.

I suggest that if you listen to this guys podcast that you do not ever for any reason financially support him as doing so would be encouraging this type of behavior and treatment of customers and people in general.

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 09/13/2011 04:44 PM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/the-survival-podcast/somewhere-arkansas-/the-survival-podcast-jack-spirko-this-guy-wants-your-money-to-support-his-podcast-and-th-776425. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content

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#8 Consumer Comment

Yup.

AUTHOR: Samantha - (United States)

POSTED: Sunday, August 08, 2021

I don't know if it's a rip off, but I don't give money to dirtbags. Tried to have a civil online discussion once. He personally deleted comments and threw out wild accusations about me shilling for some other podcast I have no involvement with whatsoever. He threw a complete fit and then puffed his chest out. It was bizarre. The man has a fragile ego. Straight up weirdo.

I met him face to face once at an event. Everyone was standing around drinking beer, talking about martial arts for survival situations. He then demonstrated this ridiculous martial arts strike on me. It was some palm strike to the chest he claimed would knock a man out. I kid you not, the dude jumped forward and swung his limp wrist at me like he was swatting at a spider. It did absolutely nothing. Everyone just stared at him.

The dude actually believes that Russian Systema crap is a viable means of self defense. You might as well use magic. This was all around the same time he was trying to make his Libertarian Trailer Park Utopia. He even wanted the economy to run on his own cryptocurrency—JackSpirkoin or something equally as stupid. Hard to believe, right? Check the podcast archives. It's all documented. The man is a weirdo.

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#7 Consumer Comment

It IS a ripoff

AUTHOR: tom - (United States)

POSTED: Sunday, November 19, 2017

Jack asks you to support him financially. He asks you to support his sponsors.

He CLAIMS to want to hear from you. Quote: " Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts. This podcast is one man's opinion, not a lecture or sermon."

If you disagree with him, or make any comment he doesn't like, he DOES give you a lecture and a sermon. He ridicules you. He takes any comment so personally. He does not answer questions in a constructive manner.

So, yes, he does ask for contributions. He says he wants your opinion, BUT  he does not want your opinion if it differs from his. He says he can address some of your questions and comments "on the air".  BUT he does not if it offends his fragile ego.

So yes, the fact that he asks for contributions, and does not deliver on his promises, well that IS A SCAM and RIPOFF.

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#6 Consumer Comment

Yes, I agree, Spirko is a egomaniac, narcissist, control freak

AUTHOR: tom - (United States)

POSTED: Sunday, November 05, 2017

If you email/messge him a legit, respectful question, he treats you like an idiot and traitor to him personally.

he has his own podcast because no one in their right mind would want him on theirs!

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#5 Consumer Comment

I know Jack Spirko, and you don't know jack...

AUTHOR: Justice - ()

POSTED: Thursday, December 25, 2014

I know Jack Spirko personally.  I have stayed in his home at least 4 separate occassions.  Jack doesn't suffer fools or forum trolls.  He does not remove negative comments UNLESS the person is rude and creates strife for strife's sake.  Heck, I've disagreed vehemently with jack on this forum (and in person) but he doesnt' ban me because we are adults and his forum or comments section of his podcast isn't highschool...  Whoever had took the time to file this "report" needs to study themselves in a mirror... or better, put you underwear back on, saddle up to your computer and find some other one of millions of forums where they will allow you to act like a child.  But please don't be upset that you are not welcomed....

Sure, you have your freedom of speech but you have NO right to use someone else's platform and they have NO obligation to allow you to use THEIR platform that they financially underwrite to provide it to it's members.  Oh yeah, I have gladly paid for a LIFE membership to be one of the ones that supports Jack financially and I've paid a good amount to attend several of his workshops on his homestead... and I volunteered to work for free on his first Permaculture farm project (PermEthos) in WV.. and, and, and...

The ripoff report should take a lesson from Jack and ban childish behavior when it is obvious the only thing that got ripped off was our time having to hear this guy whine like a little baby...

 

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#4 Author of original report

BS

AUTHOR: Joe - ()

POSTED: Saturday, June 14, 2014

I stand by my original post.  I have partificpated in hundreds of forums and have rarely encountered such authoritarain control freaks on a forum. (Other than lefists sites say a RawStory or commondreams.org where thay act just like this forum does.)


It is uncalled for, unnecessary, and is counter productive.

 

I stand by my orginal suggestion that if you are going to listen to this podcast, not to encourage behavior like this by suporting them finanlitally in any manner what so ever.



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#3 UPDATE Employee

It's all my fault

AUTHOR: Mr. Bill - ()

POSTED: Saturday, June 14, 2014

I am the forum moderator who banned this guy -- but only because I was faster than the other dozen moderators who wanted to do it.

 

He was antagonizing other forum members with rudeness and disrespect starting with his 5th post.  We gave him multiple warnings which he ignored.  After he was banned, he complained about our interference with his "free speech" and re-registered under a different name, which we also banned.  He also complained to the site owner, who told him to take a hike.  It figures that he would take this to Ripoff Report.

 

Oh, and yes, the site software uses cookies.  Welcome to the Internet.

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#2 Consumer Comment

No Ripoff

AUTHOR: James MK - (USA)

POSTED: Monday, November 28, 2011

This is not a ripoff it's a rant about how an internet forum is administered. I suggest that since you can't stand the guy then don't listen to his podcast and don't post on/read his forum. Take me for example. I have never heard of this pocket dictator, never will hear about him again, and will remain reasonably happy. You could be like me!

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#1 Author of original report

dirty below the belt site

AUTHOR: Joe - (United States Minor Outlying Islands)

POSTED: Sunday, November 27, 2011

Check your cookies after you leave this site.

The b***ard puts no less that 12 cookies on your browser.

Talk about a new world order lackey.

He does the s**t he rails against.

A control freak on steroids.

Please check your cookies this guy takes advantage of your lack of  technical knowledge.

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