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I agree with a lot of the above statements, and disagree with a lot.
IMO being tactful is a trait of a real man. He should spend more time polishing up his argument, and tying up the ends so he would not fall so easily to counters.
His biggest point IMO though is one I've been arguing for a long time. That boys are aggressive and energetic. You dont want to subdue that, but focus it. I'm positive that if I was growing up today I'd be sedated with Ritalin. But what happened instead is my father taught me how to focus my attention and energy, and to find things I felt passionate about. So instead of using it to get into fights I used it to better myself and those things around me. I know all too many kids who are very smart, but have been pushed into mediocraty because their teacher said he was too energetic, and a doctor who knew them for 30 seconds agreed, so they're on the depression pill.
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