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   Tue, January 24, 2006 - 12:51 AM
Interesting, I sit comfortably, unchallenged in my realm, watch fighting videos on other sites...

The American is safe from unnessisary fighting, but it occurs. I could pull in to a hamburger stand in Spokane and fing myself at the end of someone's rage.

As a man, sometimes my testosterone pumps, given. I see these street battles, granted to me by the gift of cheap video cams and cell phones, and I see this horrible (but forever past me) repeated struggle on the streets.

I see this man, asking another to give up hi parking spot. Move his car please (in essence). Ending in him with a broken jaw, swollen eye (filmed by a passer-by) and he lays there, after agreeing to move.

I have watched the last two hours of video upon video o f cathoplic boys fighting, catholic girls, street thugs, and friends, al fighting. I see the same thing. The struggle apparently continues.

i watched a particularly good (if one can say that) fight with a street thug and a martial artist. I could see the martial artist thinking and using his training. As the thug laughed and drew him near, taunting him. He only balanced himself and waited. The film was like a little dvd cam or a small vhs.

When push came to shove (on the street with many people around) this man dis his thing. One swing, and sent him to the ground.

I am not a fan of this type of stuff in any way. I hate fighting. But i see that it is a part of us from time inmemorial. That apparently is what we have done for the longest stretch of history, and apparently still do now.

I am almost afraid to go out. Buit bravely face the apparent happenstance.

Unfoortunately, looks like we all get in fights.



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Tue, January 24, 2006 - 1:12 AM
Fighting
I have never in my life been in a physical fight, but I have never run away from one, either. One time, a man took a stance and made as if to prepare to slug me in the face, and I just looked at him and remained as I was, leaning against my car with arms folded, looking at him. He undid his fist, got back in his truck, and left. I never batted an eye or moved a muscle during the entire event. If he had swung, I was gambling that my right arm would have deflected his arm before the fist would have reached my face. I'll never know, but I still think I could have at least blocked that initial fist. I am not into violence, but if I ever have to fight, I will fight.