Civilization is built around the rule of law and gentlemanly conduct. Without it, we'd be prone to our instinctive, savage ways. Of course, back in the old, in fact, really old days, settling disputes with our fellow man didn't necessarily need to happen in a courtroom or with mediation. The drawing of blood was still considered an honorable way to resolve problems.
Yes, when one man was insulted by another, or needed to step up to defend the honor of their wives, lovers or other relations, he would take off his glove, slap the other man across the face with it and challenge him to a duel. It was a structured way of giving into our most passionate human impulses, and I for one think it should be reinstated as a legitimate form of conflict resolution.
Firstly, dueling doesn't necessarily mean one party needs to die. Dueling with firearms certainly poses a greater risk than those with swords, but so long as the round doesn't pierce any vital organs or arteries, the injured party should be fine. Duelists are usually accompanied by close friends anyway, so help is usually just a moment away. However, considering the danger involved with guns, I think swords are a better bet for everyone.
Swords are more elegant than guns, and when controlled properly, can draw blood without hacking off any limbs or causing anything more than an easily repairable gash. Parties involved in sword fights would of course need to receive the proper training if they expect to come out on top. Thankfully, fencing instructors are still fairly easy to come by.
It might also prevent the prevalence of murder, so long as everyone respects the outcome of duels. Men fighting over a woman, or over any number of other potentially violent situations, would have to relent after they were bested in a sword fight, which seems a whole lot better than death as an outcome.
It seems a whole lot more civilized than making people sit in a courtroom for days on end, listening to hours of testimony and then not finding a real resolution anyway. Besides, if we can't solve our own problems, what good are we as a people?
Would you use dueling as a form of conflict resolution?
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Yup. Never be butthurt anymore in your entire life! All you have to do if you're proven wrong in an argument is beat the shit out of the other party. Then you'll be right again.
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EDIT: Ok, I guess "beat the shit out of the other party" is a pretty uncouth way of describing it. "Best the shit out of the other party" perhaps.
I think people should learn to settle their arguments in non-violent ways. I know that sounds really unrealistic these days, but I take pride in the fact that I can always talk my way out of a fight. People should learn to just let some things slide. We don't need guns or swords to solve our problems. We need to learn to compromise. In the end, the one who chooses not to fight will be the bigger man.
i support only wand duels.
however, swords are a close second.
@Whitinkermothy@xanga - Always compromising can quickly lead to appeasement. and that leads to power hungary people becoming powerful like Hitler. and well, that leads to the dark side....
..haha but really, we should allow dueling in society, it would definitely kick ass to always carry a sword around.
With Yugi-Oh cards, sure. ;D
@ossumisu@xanga - If we duel with Yu-gi-oh cards, games would last for forever because everybody screws the rules!
@sailorsakura9@xanga - Lol, I remember the days when I thought you could summon as many monsters as you want in a turn.
This makes me think of Westerns...particularly "Appaloosa".
@demogun1@xanga - Appeasement of all parties is the idea of compromise. Or at least reaching a point where everyone can agree. The situation with Hitler was because of fear and stupidity.
I normally compromise to solve issues, and rarely has it concluded without benefiting both people and without harming anyone excessively, mentally or physically.Even if we can't use swords or guns or whatever (cause I mean ffs, seriously. Who the hell walks around with a sword all the friggin time?) we should be able to just brawl on the spot. So many things come out so much simpler if you just get the innate itch to do harm out of the way from the get-go.
this post offends me. I challenge you to a duel to the death through comment-reply-comment insults!
@A_NY_Zone61@xanga - terrible movie.
@Unfettered_Mind@xanga - It wasn't terrible, not at all.
i completely agree. it's the most just way of doing things. though i don't necessarily think violence is the only medium through which this can be accomplished. still, an individuals wits and talents versus anothers is undeniably more just than relying on any underhanded and corrupt legal system.