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There is an old Firesign Theater album titled “Everything You Know is Wrong.” There’s also a John Wannamaker quote “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I just don’t know which half.” We can blend the two to get a “Half of what you think you know about rape … [Read more…]
I’m wrestling with a ‘pyramid of denial’ in regard to the “Stop kicking the Dog” note I published. (Although it’s been suggested that I call this MacYoung’s Hierarchy of Screeds.) As I’ve been tracking the shares and comments and the comments on the original I’m seeing a strong attitude “Well, I’m not kicking those ignorant … [Read more…]
I’m writing this during the 2016 election campaign. However, it’s a concept that has been a long time coming and — quite frankly — the potential for violence scares the hell out of me. Stop and let that sink in for a moment … violence professional … expert on the subject of violence… scared of … [Read more…]
Thought for the day. In the martial arts and self-defense, you hear a lot of crap about what will and won’t work in the “real world.” Everything is as real as it is, and no more. All things are what they are, and all only extrapolate so far. Written about all that before. So everything … [Read more…]
There are seven primary ways of Conflict Management. They are Change Others, By-Proxy, Avoidance, Negotiation, Deterrence, By-Force, and Mitigation. There are seven primary ways of Conflict Mis-management. They are Change Others, By-Proxy, Avoidance, Negotiation, Deterrence, By-Force, and Mitigation. Yes, the methods of conflict management can also be the methods of conflict mis-management and vice-versa. What works in one … [Read more…]
Mac says most things can be broken down in threes. Speed, surprise, violence of action. Power, speed precision. Move, shoot, communicate. Awareness, initiative, permission. It works quite often, and sometimes it doesn’t. I guess the rule is to never fall in love with a model to the extent that you try to force the world … [Read more…]
There is a behavior I call “circle straddling’ (although as you’ll see, “line waddling” works too.) Think of a circle of socially acceptable behaviors. Inside that circle social convention keeps you safe. For example, if you don’t say certain things (follow social ‘rules’), you won’t get hit, stabbed or shot (more social rules). Here’s a … [Read more…]
Do you believe the government (the State) should have a monopoly on use of force? Not just ‘violence,’ but ALL uses of force. I ask this because if you are of the opinion that violence is always bad (there’s never an acceptable reason for it) then your position will more likely lean towards the monopoly … [Read more…]
Many people believe that personal safety is little more than formalized common sense, and that by following a few sensible rules it is possible to thwart the plans of those who intend to cause us harm. They will gladly accept the top 10 safety tips that some magazine posts, and nod as they read each … [Read more…]
Recent events in American politics makes it clear that there is a disease spreading across the nation, There is a school of thought that considers violence to be a disease. The basic premise is that violence is contagious . The theory is that violence begets violence. The Cycle of Violence where victims of violence … [Read more…]