The (Human) Monkey Dance:

A much favored author Rory Miller refers to the public macho - male - aggressive chest inflated .."Bovver? - who me? .. yeah you .. what you going do 'bout it?" ritual push & shove wind-up of male anger as .. 'the monkey dance'.

Rory knows that which he writes about from his many years as a corrections officer, cell-extraction specialist,  law enforcement officer, - and training-instructor - writer - blogger.

I was reminded of this label by the current Donnie Trump versus the evil empire of IRAN 12 round heavyweight contest over control of Middle-East OIL passing through The Gulf.

.. surely this buffoon is not going to attack yet another foreign land?

.. I remain unsure of female iron lady leadership .. recalling M.Thatcher and Golda Meir .. but the blokes are mostly a dead loss for sure.

The UK must be looking forward to Brexit and Boris for Prime Minister eh.

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The recent report about UK Nottingham Police distributing Blunt Knives to potential domestic violence victims really had me head shaking. - Was the idea to confuse the aggressor by widening his selection of weaponry (If he's Irish .. give him two shovels & tell him to take his pick?  - durrrr) .. or was the plan to provide the victim with a pointless, less-lethal slasher to deter her man by exsanguination?

- They've really got their knickers in a twist over there in UK .. GUNS are BANNED - as are KNIVES (with blades more than 2.5 inches long) .. but their violent use in crime and murder is out of control  ... But that can't be so .. because they are BANNED.

In America & other sensible lands where it is lawful for the law-abiding to defend themselves .. some wise Law Enforcement Officer would organize those threatened strong mothers - into purchase or loan of a suitable handgun - a training course - and maybe a 'carry permit'.

- Problem mostly solved .. unless of-course some expert might declare that these UK mothers are themselves so poorly educated, socially deprived, dis-functional,  irresponsible & mentally unstable as to not be fit and proper to exercise self defense ?

Sighs,

Marty K.
P.S. Disclaimer for officialdom: - My interest in firearms in New Zealand is solely for lawful sporting, scientific, educational, and recreational interest purposes. I am a pacifist having no thought of violence. Marty K.