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 6121Let’s talk about pain and scars. (This was in response to someone who threw “It’s funnier when you haven’t suffered a genocide” at me.) *** The avowed intent of the study of history is to accurately represent what happened in the past. To see different sides and and to — hopefully — learn from what … [Read more…]
This was in response to a younger man’s declaration of self-reliance, strength, how dysfunctional groups weaken you and promote weakness. His final summation was that family was a place where he’d return to lick his wounds. …. Oh what a difference a few decades make.I really understand the position of total self-reliance. It was mine … [Read more…]
I like this drill for a different reason than people might think. It demonstrates something I’ve been trying to tell people for years MOVE YOUR ASS! Because if you don’t you die. Notice, how long he’s under fire BEFORE he gets behind cover. Notice how slow he is to get to cover. Notice how … [Read more…]
Imagine a brick wall. It’s a retaining wall. A dam that keeps a whole lot of nasty, nasty shit at bay. One of those rows of bricks is rotten, dirty corrupt cops. Not just one brick but a whole row. Another couple of rows are the revenue generating bullshit that the local governments are forcing … [Read more…]
Take a tiger and shave it. (I suggest you sedate it first.) You will see pigmentation patterns in the animal’s skin consistent with its stripes. Take a bird and between feathers, muscles and bones you will consistently see its wings. These traits are inherent in the animal’s physical make up and are visible. However, if … [Read more…]
I just had someone ask about that tired old “traditional martial arts don’t work against the MMA/grappler ‘shoot’ (a lower leg tackle)” argument. **** First let’s make sure we’re using the same meanings of words. I have a friend who breaks down Japanese martial arts in three tiers: Commercialized Traditional Classic Classic is pre-WWII stuff … [Read more…]
Someone asked me for a story about using the Five Stages in a situation. Here’s my favorite yarn about someone trying to mug me. *** Some years ago I was killing time in a topless bar waiting for my girlfriend to finish her night class. Back then, not too many places had ATMs like they … [Read more…]
I am constantly asked ‘what do you do if…?’ questions. These are seemingly simple questions that don’t have simple answers (And giving simple answers [You just do this] is both lying and dangerous misinformation.) Someone painted multiple ambush scenarios and basically asked — for each — ‘charge or run?’ He referenced an incident where a … [Read more…]
A small expose about why people need to remember that the middle must be fought for — starting within your own group *** Start by watching “Ken Burn’s Prohibition” It’s a three part documentary on the biggest debacle of trying to engineer society through law. The first episode is the rise and coordination of the … [Read more…]
Actually I’m not impressed in telling someone their experiences, feelings and opinions are wrong. It’s not only negating, but it’s the first step to gaslighting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting Yet telling others what they think is a real common strategy for the social justice warrior crowd. Second who the fuck is the author to authoritatively state ‘this is … [Read more…]