I wrote this some months ago, and pondered whether to post it. It's a semi-serious list of reasons I think individuals and communities need to be realistic about self defense. It's also a good teaser for what I'm planning for my next post.


1.) Civilization*
1a.)racism
1b.)misogyny
1c.)fascism/corporatism
1d.)mercenaries like Xe(formerly Blackwater, USA)(see 1c)
1e.)police violence and state sanctioned murders(see 1a and 1c)
1f.)corporations are "people", and I'm not sure if we are (see 1c, 1d, and 1e)
1g.)sociopaths/controlling personality types (see 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f)
1h.)psychopaths (see 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f)
1i.)lack of access to food (see 1c, 1f, 1g, and 1h)
1j.)religious fanaticism
1k.)militias (see 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1g, 1h, and 1j)
1l.)vegans, apparently(see 1a, 1b, 1g, 1j)