There’s an affinity for violence, too. Most people don’t carry knives anymore. (I do, but it’s a little folding pocket knife I carry for work tasks. Hardly something that I’d think would be effective in threatening someone.)
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Yeah, the affinity for violence, the toxic masculinity, is the precondition for all of this, the impulse that they can’t control.
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My Leatherman’s blade is not frightening. My Bowie knife (a gift) hangs on a wall. But I know some guys (and gals) with bayonets always at hand. And switchblades and spring stilettos abound. If I weren’t lazy, I’d look up statistics on blade vs firearms attacks.
You know how there is The Weather Channel, with wall to wall weather reports, and MTV with … well … they used to have wall to wall music videos, although I think the last time they played an actual music video was some time in May 2008. Anyhoo, you get the idea …
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