Call it a knee-jerk reaction, but I have this insatiable urge to run people over with my car; or, perhaps, to beat them until they are incapacitated, leaving them forever crippled.
I know this is extreme, and as such, I never engage in my baser instincts. They are just that, however - instincts.
Much as many of my über Liberal friends might like to believe, love isn't always the answer. Sometimes, the only way to solve a problem is through violence, barbaric as that may be. Much to the chagrin of everyone who believes that people don't learn lessons from violence, other than to spread more violence, tell that to the generation whose parents beat their asses into dark blue bruises if they ever uttered the word "nigger."
Violence is sometimes the answer, whether or not we believe it to be ethical. Virtually every psychological study has shown that pain is, in fact, an excellent deterrent when it comes to associating certain behaviors with unrelenting pain. Unless you're into pain, in which case, you become more apt to repeat the behavior (for my masochist friends).
I'm certain I will be pilloried for suggesting this, but I think it's time that the LGBT community, and other oppressed minorities, stop playing the victim. I'm tired of reading about those "victims of bullying" whose bullies torment them relentlessly, and the school does nothing about it.
Don't get me wrong - I understand the psychology of abuse victims; the helplessness and often paralyzing fear of being attacked or killed. There's nothing wrong with seeking help from other people. There is no shame is saying that you are unable to deal with a situation.
What I am suggesting is that, instead of teaching victims (on a mentor/community level) to respond to bullying or violence by having someone else step in every goddamned time, that we start teaching them to defend themselves.
It's a novel idea, I know.
But, think about it. We've trained women for decades in the art of self-defense against male attackers; why not dole out the same information to LGBT individuals? I won't lie, if someone comes at me, I will not hesitate to fuck them up.
Why are gay men and women not using "Stand Your Ground" laws to our advantage? Honestly, it's very likely that this is the surest way to get gun legislation passed - standing up to our oppressors and shooting them where they stand.
Why is there, every week, yet another story of some unsuspecting gay man/lesbian/couple being gay bashed outside a bar or in a "gayborhood," but no stories about any of those people beating the shit out of their would-be attackers? Hell, a 70-year-old military vet can do it? Why the fuck can't we?
It's unpopular to say this, of course, but it's likely because we're stuck in a cycle of abuse. When assholes attempt to take our rights from us, we fret about it, rather than standing up and starting a revolution. When bigots call us faggots, instead of walking over to them and beating the fuck out of them (as we should do), we get hurt and talk about "education."
Well, fuck education. Some people simply don't learn - they are content to be ignorant pieces of shit, and as such, it is our patriotic duty to water the Tree of Liberty with their idiot blood. Yes, this is an extreme reaction, but sometimes, to quote Jason Dean, "The extreme always seems to make an impression."
If we start standing up for ourselves, rather than laying down and allowing others to abuse and victimize us, they will learn...the hard way.
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