With the second Democratic debates over and Trump’s Cincinnati rally concluded, social media and the news are being flooded with videos of physical altercations between rival groups. For every liberal or ANTIFA being labeled victim, the powers that be suppress ten pro Trump instances. A man in New York literally had his face smashed and old man is pummeled by a younger assailant in the course of a few days.
Of course the media is going to squarely balme Donald Trump’s rhetoric while ignoring the fact that his opponents have literally called on their supporters to kick, harass, and make life uncomfortable for the opposition. I recall one legislator saying “Impeach the M*******cker!” on live television. Don’t believe me? Click the links.
I wrote on the topic of the rise of physical violence in our culture a while back, and I squarely blame parents for not teaching their kids to control their emotional outbursts. Historically we’ve also seen our own legislators attack one another out of pure ire with the most recent example being Gavin Newsom’s aunt, Nancy Pelosi. I’m an elephant, I remember crap like this.
At rallies I’ve seen the tension when opposing forces meet, and I’ve been blessed not to have to defend myself. Yeah, I’ll strut my thing in heels, but the person wearing them will not hesitate to unleash the primal forces kept at bay. I’m the oldest of 4 boys and a small male, fighting was a necessity to establish my place in the sibling/social hierarchy. One could say it’s a Napoleon complex, but Napoleon was a bully, and I prefer to resolve conflicts with my vocabulary.
As humans we should be taught to control our physical behavior regardless of emotions, because that’s how babies get dropped or used as weapons. If you’re not imparting the tools necessary for success who is? Natural order says that the strong prey on the weak, even in polite society.
Humanity is blessed with compassion and self awareness. Upright we may stand, but we can all take a lesson from the animal world, and that is vigilance. Stay alert when you’re not in a crowd, especially in unfamiliar places. Predators choose prey who appear weak or distracted. Women know to be cautious at night but most men don’t because they believe it won’t happen to them. It can happen to anyone and predators will only stop preying on the weak when they’re seriously injured or eliminated.
