Percussive Caliberation.

I really enjoy the company of, and conversations with informed, righteous people in my life. Talking to them I feel less numb, they give me hope for the future. Different generations... I don't always understand them but I strive to not stand in their way. We find a lot of common ground. Any healthy discourse always makes my day. After the Charlie Kirk shooting a very left leaning friend said "No one should have guns" and "violence is never the answer", she wasn't a fan of CK but she didn't want him, kids in schools, or anyone to be shot to death. Still on a micro level, I wonder if violence is ever the answer.

I deal with a lot of dregs of society, disingenuous dipshits, most of em are dudes. They're not honest with themselves, let alone the rest of the world. They're abusive, controlling, insecure. My favorite one is a dude who caught a felony for selling fent, offering to "throw hands" because I gave his exgirlfriend an out. Didn't want her to become a bad statistic like he's going to be.

There's a tremendous problem and it's not any one thing. Guns? Probably shouldn't have them. Mental Illness? Running rampant. I think ultimately the problem lies in accountability and communication. People don't know how to communicate. Some people are abusive because they've been abused. Other people are abusive because they've never been held accountable for their behavior in their entire lives. They know right from wrong, thats the mask they wear, but when it slips there's no consequences. These people are enabled and placated and everyone else is the problem, not them.

It's weird how disingenuous people freak the fuck out when they think they're being lied to, but they'll lie to everyone. And there in lies my thought, maybe if someone beat the fuck out of them... just once... bad enough that they feel it every day when they wake up? Maybe thats what they need. Percussive caliberation.