We Should Teach Our Children To Be Capable Of Violence

[ZiprHead]

https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/we-should-teach-our-children-to-be-capable-of-violence/

It sounds like an extreme thing to say, but that’s probably because when you hear the word violence, you tend to think of the upper extreme of the definition. In reality, the capability of violence is the ability to do harm, but not the proactive encouragement of such.

Bullies aren’t versed in Self Defense, which teaches you to defend yourself against an aggressor rather than be an aggressor. As bullies lack discipline by nature, which is the foundation of Self Defense, odds are they don’t even know how to fight. Usually, they rely on a posse, otherwise known as strength in numbers, because they’re cowards. Cut off the head and the body will die.

Let’s approach this from a philosophical standpoint. There is nothing virtuous about saying you’re peaceful if you’re not capable of violence. You’re not actually peaceful. You’re helpless. There’s a difference. You don’t actually have a choice. Being peaceful is a lie you tell yourself to excuse your weakness. It’s like patting yourself on the back because you didn’t get punched this time, while having your lunch money stolen, and giving it up to avoid a conflict.

 

[Trausti]

Agree with this. Once was bullied in middle school, then punched the guy right back. Never bothered me again.

 

[TSwizzle]

Self defense instruction is always a good idea but I think you have to be careful and think hard about when it is appropriate to initiate violence. The outcome against a bully is not always going to go your way. You could end up getting your ass kicked.

 

[repoman]

Make sure your social media is full of good boy points not the opposite if you defend yourself. If not your better run or curl up in a ball or be prepared for years in jail.

 

[Terrell]

Good. People do need to learn to defend themselves; there will always be some people who are violent assholes. Don't expect other people to come to your defense.

 

[Bronzeage]

Self defense instruction is always a good idea but I think you have to be careful and think hard about when it is appropriate to initiate violence. The outcome against a bully is not always going to go your way. You could end up getting your ass kicked.

"A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once."

A lot of choices in life could end up getting your ass kicked. The question is, how many ass kickings do you want to endure? It would be nice if instructions in constructive violence came with the wisdom to know when to apply it, but unfortunately, learning is part of the process.

I learned in Jr. high (now called middle school in the US) was bullies don't like hard work. It was a rough time for a boy who was getting taller without getting any wider. I put up with it because the outcome of a real fight was pretty certain. I was really surprised by the results of my first real fists to face fight. I didn't do very well, but that didn't matter. This bully never bothered again. I had to repeat this process a couple times after that, but by this time puberty had evened out my muscle development and the experience of several fights improved my skills. My last fight was a humiliating experience for the other guy and it was never an issue again.

One curious observation in hindsight. The boys who bullied me had the advantage of being bigger, both taller and stronger. I was facing opponents who were several inches taller and 20 pounds heavier. But, that was where it ended. I attended school with them for the next six years. Their early growth spurt was just about all they got. They had gotten big a little faster than the rest of us, but most of us surpassed them.

 

[TSwizzle]

Cool story bro, but mileage varies on these things. I had bullies at my school that were relentless. And if you stood up to them, you got double. Big nasty fuckers they were.

 

[repoman]

Children should violently defend themselves against drag queen story time.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Violence against a single bully works pretty well in most cases. It works horribly against gangs of bullies.

What we need to do is get serious about stopping the violence. And note that there's a big problem with how we evaluate anti-bullying approaches: Someone reports bullying. The school does the fad-of-the-day to address it. The kid who reported it gets beat up for it. The kid learns to shut up about the bullying long before anything meaningful is done. Meanwhile the school sees they did the fad-of-the-day and no more reports of bullying, it must have worked.

 

[steve_bank]

JKids should be taught how to deal with aggression BOTH physically and mentally.

NPR teds to carry stories of traumatized people. Everybody is traumatized.

Bullies and violence are a fact of life. It is a handicap not being able to deal with it. Growing up in a bubble where bullies are taken care of for you. It doen't neccearily mean responding with violence, but learning to be positive enogh about yourself that a bully can not intimidate you.

Trump is an extreme case, but his types are out there in the work place.