Recently I have been thinking a lot about my training and my life. Last Saturday I explained to somebody, they asked, what I do. It was at a party, it was somebody I have met briefly a few times before, this time it was quieter and we were able to chat a little. I told … [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…]
Once Rob wanted to introduce a new member to our little play group. “What’s he like?” I asked, “How messed up is he?” “Oh, he’s broken,” Rob replied, “but he’s broken our way.” My world is full of beautiful but imperfect and even broken people. Rephrase. They are perfect, but they are perfect at being … [Read more…]
And for THIS I got called a liberal (Damn, that’s funny) *** For the record. It’s way too easy to look at the subject of slavery from the position of humanism, post Civil Rights, post Civil War, and listen to politically correct soundbites. Oooooh it’s so dangerous to say “Slavery is bad” No fuckin’ shit … [Read more…]
Men and women are different. A lot of that is biological, a lot of that is social conditioning. And a lot is psychology created in the interaction of biology and social expectations. It doesn’t serve anybody to pretend it is not true. It also doesn’t serve anybody to pretend that it means very much. Different … [Read more…]
I just had a troll waltz through by posing first the “What’s wrong with violence” question and then stating that if he was hungry eating a dog is the obvious solution. When someone countered, he replied “I’m still hungry.” “Eweeeeh! Eweeh! Are we civilized people not shocked and outraged by the idea?” Underlying his whole … [Read more…]
In this post, Marc MacYoung talks about the importance of knowing the rules in your environment. And how when it comes to personal safety, your “rights” are secondary. – Erik Kondo ————————————- You do remember I worked for many years as a bouncer in strip clubs? Then there were the showers at RenFaire. Then my … [Read more…]
Power isn’t an endstate. There are no weak or strong people, just people at different places on a given continuum. And power is not linear. I am stronger than K, but she is smarter and more artistic than I am. R has more money, but J has more skills. Q can access a deep level … [Read more…]
Can you defend yourself better than the average person? Most likely you think you can. Most Americans think that he or she is more intelligent, a better driver, and generally more competent than average. Interestingly, people with the lowest abilities tend to be the most likely to over-estimate their abilities, while people with the highest … [Read more…]