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Originally Posted by ustwo
Sorry but I can make a fist for a reason. I am not a pacifist. If you wrong me enough I will hurt you for it, note I did not say maim or kill, but I will teach you a lesson using pain, something that we have evolved to have for the last several billion years. I have been in a total of two fights my entire life because my judgement is such that I can avoid such situations before they become an issue, and in this case there is little chance that I would ever find myself in such a situation which I didn't know a woman was a man. Regardless there are some things in which I think the BEST punishment is a physical one, and even adults need a spanking now and then.
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This is precisely what i mean by uncivilized. The fundamental idea of civilization is the relinquishment of private violence. As Weber puts it "a legitimated monopoly of violence" is requirement of the existance of a state. You may prefer a world in which private violence is legitimate. What i suggest is that this assumption is incompatible with a belief in the rule of law. This isn't a "i can prove you wrong" question, but an exploration of values. What i'm doing here is drawing your statements to their logical conclusion.
edit. just saw your other post. the only thing i will say about visceral reactions is that i believe them to be a lot more optional than the term implies. if your imagination and values include intense dislike, fear, disgust, etc... of a given concept, then link a hypothetical encounter with a premediation of violence (as you have already done) this play of mind, this practice of thought becomes the lens by which you will in fact react.
in short? we do what we think. if you think you will react with violence? my guess is you very well might.