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(07-19-2013 06:58 PM)MikeCF Wrote:  

Being confrontation is the essence of being male.

Watch some nature videos.

The goal of civilization is to make us more cooperative. That's a view I agree with, since civilization is better than barbarism.

But it's absolutely natural for men to challenge other men. It's in our DNA.

^^^^This. Life, in its most primal form, is meant to be rather brutish. It's a balancing act that everyone has to decide for himself. How "alpha" do you want to be? There are some real alpha dudes in gangs, but they are just a drive-by away from it ending quickly. Prisons are full of very masculine dudes, but they're living behind bars the rest of their lives.They are very prone to lash out at even a hint of disrespect. In essence, unless you want your life to resemble life in San Quentin where you're looking over your shoulder every minute, you might have to let the occasional small slight just slide. As Chris Rock said, "if someone steps on your shoe, let it slide. Why spend the rest of your life in prison because someone smudged your Puma".