Poll: Is physical fighting pointless??

[UltraParanoia]

More problems have been solved through the application of violence than peace.

That's my bored, early morning hoity-toity asshole way of say fighting is a good thing.

 

[Ryuk2]

Depends...
If there is something to be fighting for - it's not pointless.
In this case it's completely pointless.

 

[MelziGurl]

If a physical fight breaks out simply because you can't handle a few harsh words, then I wouldn't just say it's pointless I'd say it's pathetic. There have been a few occasions where I'd absolutely love to hit someone, but I just walk away.

 

[Iron Mal]

While it is best to try and resolve things with words that doesn't change the fact that sometimes you have no choice but to break someone's nose (actions speak louder than words on some occasions).

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Solving arguments with your fists signifies you as a primitive moron. If your defending yourself it's not so bad though.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Solving arguments with your fists signifies you as a primitive moron. If your defending yourself it's not so bad though.

Essentially this. For self defence reasons fighting is an absolute necessity, otherwise you get the crap beaten out of you. Whilst I try to be as pacifistic as possible, I still view this as a good excuse to physically fight someone if they start trying to attack you. Though I generally try to restrain someone more than actually try and hit them.

However, using it as a means of solving an argument between two people is a pointless thing to do. The reason for this is that it is completely illogical and doesn't necessarily support the conclusion that you're right, it just concludes that you're a better fighter, and that conclusion only works in a select few arguments. It's that point there which actually made me turn to pacifism.

 

[thisisyournamenow]

its always better to avoid fighting, but if your in a situation WERE you have no choice but to fight then yes it is worth it

 

[Chipperz]

Violence has resolved more conflicts than anything else. The contrary opinion that violence doesn't solve anything is merely wishful thinking at its worst.

My momma always said violence never solves anything...

OT - There are, regretfully, some times in our lives when the only option is to smack a *****. Occasionally goading someone into hitting you or running off is fun, but it's usually better to get the first hit in and put someone down hard. If you don't break their nose, they just won't learn!

 

[Sonicron]

Physical fighting does have a point. What is that point, you wonder? Here's a hint: Half or more of the Earth's population today most likely exists because their ancestor some hundreds of thousands of years ago won a physical fight against another guy.

 

[Loop Stricken]

I want to say no, but I don't deny that I'd like to have a fight or two, mostly just to see what it's like. If only I had the body for it.

 

[AngloDoom]

See, in my school it was the other way around. People would act big, do the stupid little chest-bouncing, but no-one would have the balls to throw a punch. Things still got resolved, nonetheless.

However, in certain circumstances I believe it's the only way. A friend of mine was being bullied by two particular guys. Although my friend had repeatedly informed the teachers about the two, they were often given a single break's detention but would continue the very next day. Then my friend stopped informing teachers because the bullying would become more frequent and vicious (often physical) the following days after telling a teacher. After one such day he was having rocks pelted at him, being repeatedly shoved over, hit with sticks, whatever they could do to hurt him. It was pretty constant for about half and hour of rock-pelting and shoves, but my friend was scared to fight back since it was two against one and he was a rather passive guy anyway. I lost my temper, got into a fight with the two, and they stopped bullying my friend after that point because they knew it would lead to a punch-up.

It resolved the issue when other ways were either ineffective or plain stupid; my friend should not have had to hide himself away in his own school playground because of fear of bullying.


So yeah, I believe fighting is a last resort or a very good preventative.

 

[RobCoxxy]

Well, I had the misinformed idea of calling an awful local band "uninspired, sub-mediocre urban-youth pop-rock" and am now receiving threats of violence and beatings upon my return home.

Luckily having studied a year of law, this alone is assault. If anyone actually threatens me in person, I'll coolly explain they should stop there, if they continue speaking, they face a six month jail term, criminal record, along with other stuff.

Good times. If a beating comes, i'll take it, they go to jail. I win.
And their band will still suck.

 

[300lb. Samoan]

totally depends on the situation. in the case stated, you've got two young idiots who can't leave each other be. on the other hand, if two grown men want to have a scrap I don't see why they shouldn't be able to. problem is people can't seem to dislike each other without having to get violently offended by each other anymore.

 

[Bobbovski]

If for self defence or the defence of someone else, then yes it can be neccessary... But you should be really careful since if you overdo it you might get into trouble with the law...

Think like this: Is this something that's worth possibly being thrown in jail for/getting fined for? If so... do fight... otherwise DON'T. If someone says bad words at you, calls you names or whatever, just walk away or ignore them. Bad/insulting words only hurt if you let them hurt you.

 

[SnipErlite]

Sometimes you just gotta hit someone

 

[Bobbovski]

No. See World War 2 for details.

This thread isn't about wars... it's about fighting. Fighting as in when a single person or group starts hitting another person/group of people.