Daemon Sophic
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It’s a rather straightforward question, but I believe that the answers could be multi-factorial, as well as nuanced greatly by the situation you were in.
Let us consider, for the sake of argument, that you have a feeling at least that you would win in whatever violent endeavor you started. You might be imprisoned later for what you do, but you would win the fight.
A follup question is....Have you ever been in a fight?
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Generally I am a very peaceful person, who has never never gone out looking for a fight, and I try to talk down people in those few occasions I have actually witnessed anger forming between others, or between another and myself (I don’t hang out with such people or go to such establishments where fights break out).
The only fight I was ever in was in 6th grade. Apart from martial arts training/sparring, I’ve never even tried to injure anyone. Also, I am not a veteran who may have fought and/or killed for more abstract or solid reasons.
I think it would be easiest to start with the most obvious causes of drawing my wrath.
- If someone harmed or threatened my family, including my cat.
This one actually could be tricky. For example - if I got into a heated discussion with someone while far from home. Someone who actually knew me and where my family could be found, even if they were not currently present. And he threatened my children or wife, saying that he would come at them on some night in the future......then I might have to amputate some of his limbs or eyes to make sure that he could not follow up on his threat. I don’t think that such an individual could be reasoned with or even threatened at knife point into a more rational outlook. He would need to be removed as a threat to my family.
- If someone began (or was just about to) assault me.
- if someone was physically attacking a stranger (particularly a victim smaller/less combat worthy than themself).
- I would attempt to restrain someone from beating an animal, but I wouldn’t break their bones unless they became violent toward me.
So, except for threats toward my family, I would not initiate an assault without violence already being in play. I have had people yell things at me, and stared back at a large man who was angrily challenging me to my face, but violence was not necessary.
Let us consider, for the sake of argument, that you have a feeling at least that you would win in whatever violent endeavor you started. You might be imprisoned later for what you do, but you would win the fight.
A follup question is....Have you ever been in a fight?
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Generally I am a very peaceful person, who has never never gone out looking for a fight, and I try to talk down people in those few occasions I have actually witnessed anger forming between others, or between another and myself (I don’t hang out with such people or go to such establishments where fights break out).
The only fight I was ever in was in 6th grade. Apart from martial arts training/sparring, I’ve never even tried to injure anyone. Also, I am not a veteran who may have fought and/or killed for more abstract or solid reasons.
I think it would be easiest to start with the most obvious causes of drawing my wrath.
- If someone harmed or threatened my family, including my cat.
This one actually could be tricky. For example - if I got into a heated discussion with someone while far from home. Someone who actually knew me and where my family could be found, even if they were not currently present. And he threatened my children or wife, saying that he would come at them on some night in the future......then I might have to amputate some of his limbs or eyes to make sure that he could not follow up on his threat. I don’t think that such an individual could be reasoned with or even threatened at knife point into a more rational outlook. He would need to be removed as a threat to my family.
- If someone began (or was just about to) assault me.
- if someone was physically attacking a stranger (particularly a victim smaller/less combat worthy than themself).
- I would attempt to restrain someone from beating an animal, but I wouldn’t break their bones unless they became violent toward me.
So, except for threats toward my family, I would not initiate an assault without violence already being in play. I have had people yell things at me, and stared back at a large man who was angrily challenging me to my face, but violence was not necessary.
