Another great piece. There's an old saying, "Hope springs eternal." That's true for most people, so does it imply as much validity/soundness for fear springing eternally too?
If it doesn't, I hope(!) the reason is that hope tends to point more toward life and the good, while fear points more toward death and the bad. Either way there can be no question that nonconsensual violence mucks it all up. Even striking against a ne'er-do-well isn't exactly nonconsensual. We say, "He asked for it" because he did.
Another great piece. There's an old saying, "Hope springs eternal." That's true for most people, so does it imply as much validity/soundness for fear springing eternally too?
If it doesn't, I hope(!) the reason is that hope tends to point more toward life and the good, while fear points more toward death and the bad. Either way there can be no question that nonconsensual violence mucks it all up. Even striking against a ne'er-do-well isn't exactly nonconsensual. We say, "He asked for it" because he did.