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I, myself am not what most people would consider to be a “violent person”. I have never committed a violent crime. I have never resorted to using any of my weapons in order to intimidate or control another person. I haven’t even been involved in so much as a fist fight since high school (not counting consensual training). Nonetheless, I am always mentally prepared to use justifiable violence, if needed, to protect what is mine. Sadly, not everyone shares the same sentiment, and many believe that even justified acts of violence in self-defense are morally wrong. A recent interaction with a very anti-gun individual got me thinking about the excessive fear of violence, the social stigma surrounding the word “violence”, and how it affects our society. Are you mentally prepared to resort to violence in order to defend yourself and your family?

I have been struggling to understand the fear of engaging in violent acts as a means of survival. Believe it or not, some victims would rather turn around and grab their ankles for a would-be attacker than to engage them with the violent reciprocity that they deserve. Even when faced with imminent death, some victims outright refuse to fight back. Some even believe that the worlds most twisted and vicious villains can be dealt with using little more than reason, logic and diplomacy. Little do they understand how their submission to such predators is doing a major disservice to the rest of society… as it will only serve to encourage the perp to continue engaging in their violent behavior.

I believe that folks who abandon the possibility of necessary violence are deceiving themselves over the nature of mother nature. We live in a violent world, in which violent individuals exist. Some have been pushed to violence through desperation, others by their own perverse addiction to the rush it gives them. Most of these individuals do not understand the language of reason, and generally tend to react only to force. These are the lowly predators who prey on the weak and the submissive. The animal kingdom, of which we are a part of, is no place for pacifism. It is only logical that a decent person in a free society ought to possess the resolve to use violence, with discretion, if it is needed to stop these individuals.

I have come to conclude that those who advocate against the use of any violence in any circumstance are merely exhibiting a front for the underlying fear and weakness that exists beneath. They attempt to display themselves as being humble and peaceful, but they are not. Internally, many of them possess far more suppressed, violent tendencies than you would ever imagine. These folks have a lifetime of built up aggression that has resulted from their inability to stand up for themselves. And instead of facing their crippling fear of violence, they suppress it by scoffing at the use of force as being barbaric. In reality, many of these folks would love to bash someones scull to bits with a blunt object, but lack the intestinal fortitude to actually do it.

Furthermore, many of these “world peace” preachers are zealous ideologists, not practical realists. And if history teaches us anything about ideologists (particularly those in power), it is that they will gladly crush anyone and anything that stands in the way of them fulfilling their Utopian fantasies. All you have to do to prove this fact is to openly disagree with their ideologies, and you will see the rapid emergence of the hidden monster beneath the “peaceful” facade.

You see, there is a subtle difference between being humble, and being a coward. The humble do not display their violent capabilities without serious provocation. They make honest efforts to avoid and deescalate a bad situation, though they also refuse to be a social doormat. Whereas the cowards will either act like bullies in attempt to crutch their broken ego, or they are utterly petrified by any and all violence… even when violence is an imminent necessity for their own survival. The latter of these cats wish to de-claw themselves, along with everyone else around them, so they can avoid facing their crippling fear of violent confrontation.

Now, I am not asking anyone to engage in vigilante violence in order to prove their bravery to society. I would merely like to encourage you to take an inventory of your own fears. We all have them. Every sane person has a natural fear of violence. After all, it is in our best interest to avoid it in most cases. The difference however, between the brave and the cowardly is that the brave will face their fear, where the cowards merely suppress and disguise it.

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The Brasstard