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Originally Posted by pachyderm
Fear in one person may lead to lashing out, causing fear in the other person -- a vicious cycle.
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Nah. You're saying fear is the only thing behind a confrontation which is incorrect. It takes courage and principles to stand up for oneself as well, whether fear is present or not.
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The cycle can be broken, but only if the fear level in at least one person is not so high that they cannot see what is happening.
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There you go again pinning everything on fear. It's shortsighted, false wisdom, Mr pachyderm. Here's the real remedy to the cycle you speak of, and it's a very ancient remedy, nothing new-agey about it, it's:
don't **** with people.