easy-digital-downloads domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/erikphillip/public_html/conflictresearchgroupintl.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121One of the most common logical arguments for convincing people of this, that, or the other thing is based on linear (one dimensional) thinking. The argument follows a linear progression where A leads to B, which leads to C, which leads to D, which leads to the conclusion E. Thus, A leads to … [Read more…]
Welcome to the first series of articles on teaching and learning from the Conflict Research Group International. Here we will tease out some of the key terms and concepts related to teaching and learning, we are laying the foundations of our building so to speak. We will not jump straight into discussion on what makes … [Read more…]
Commentary Ummm no. Not to screw up anybody’s warm and fuzzy ‘let’s get revenge’ fantasies, but a knife is a lethal force instrument. Straight up it is under the same criteria as gun use. And that means attempting to wound is going to get you thrown in prison because the current legal interpretation in most … [Read more…]
Self-defense “works” for the same reason that it doesn’t work and that underlying reason is because most people quit at a certain level of resistance or motivation. Most people who join a gym will quit going regularly soon after. Most people who decide to stop smoking will quit the “stopping”. Most people who join a … [Read more…]
The new White House campaign “It’s on us” reminds us that all of the members of society need to take personal responsibility and get involved in promoting the public welfare, particularly in terms of reducing sexual assault and increasing bystander intervention. “Us” means everyone. That includes those that think that “Us” is “Them”. “Us” includes … [Read more…]
Welcome to my arsenal. Sorry, I meant welcome to my home. Remember an English man’s home is his castle, indeed there exists the well known, if often misunderstood, Castle Defence, that covers our right to defend our home, family and possessions, in fact the Castle Defence also extends to a person’s car, but I … [Read more…]
The latest mass killing in the US has created quite a stir of Othering. It began with a socially outcast vengeful young man with pent-up frustration who blames others for his unhappiness. To many in the US, he was a “Nut Job”. To many people outside the US, he was another “American Nut Job”. To some anti-gun activists, he … [Read more…]
Teaching and learning is a vast subject, let me declare at the outset of this series that I do not claim to be an expert. My formal interest, when I began to study it as a subject, began around the age of thirty when I entered Further Education as a full time student on an … [Read more…]
I’m going to start by quoting Chris Rock’s “How Not To Get Your Ass Kicked By The Police.” That is ‘Cause everyone knows if the police have to chase you, they’re bringing an ass beating with them.’ Join me in a little reality break here. You are in proximity of a bunch of young aggressive … [Read more…]
Ask multiple people the question “What is the goal of self-defense?” and you are guaranteed to receive a wide variety of answers. These answers usually fall along these lines: “To survive” “To escape” “To not get injured” “To defeat your attacker” “To avoid an attack” “To not be victimized” All of these answers are correct … [Read more…]