I was asked “What about when you’re facing ______(insert loathsome ideology)” *** Something I wrestle with is that most in the middle class have forgotten something the rest of world hasn’t. That is: Words are worth killing over. Having said that, bullets travel both ways. And self-righteousness makes for both poor cover* and a good … [Read more…]
In the world of personal safety, it is inevitable to run across the debate of whether people should discuss/focus on/think about/act on teaching potential victims how not to be victimized OR discuss/focus on/think about/act on teaching potential perpetrators not to victimize. This issue is particularly pertinent to self-defense promoters who are commonly accused of Victim-Blaming … [Read more…]
I think one of the biggest issues I have with people who come from the “I’ve never needed a gun, so neither should you” approach is how I grew up. Although my family was originally ‘middle class,’ we were reduced to situational poverty. As such, I grew up surrounded by people from two different … [Read more…]
In response to a thread calling for police to have more deescalation training (and the accusation that cops only deescalate along racial lines) *** The fundamental problems I have are as follows #1- I talked about “Questions that aren’t being asked” as an introduction to the idea how just a little extra (or less) information … [Read more…]
Subject Article: The Thing All Women Do That You Don’t Know About ————————– I read this yesterday and I’ve ‘sat with it’ (contemplated it). I did this so I could find if there’s a way to break my first response. Basically that’s me saying ‘What’s missing? What am I not seeing? What’s my bias? Am … [Read more…]
I posted this in response to someone asking about Ben Carson’s response of going after an active shooter… *** ~sigh~ Yes, no, maybe, sometimes. We modern Americans love soundbite answers. “Gorsh it’s short it must be an aphorism.” (Aphorism a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix … [Read more…]
I’ve long maintained that the deaths from mass shootings are ‘statistically meaningless’ (i.e., too small of a number to make up for variables, glitches and finagling in the process getting the findings.)As such, you can’t make any major assessments/predictions/ extractions of relevant data about general subjects from them — other than these anomalies happen … [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…]
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…]