THE RESTORATION OF THE DUEL: MORE HONEST AND POLITE SOCIETY I have lived in Ukra

THE RESTORATION OF THE DUEL: MORE HONEST AND POLITE SOCIETY

I have lived in Ukraine and spent time in russia, where a punch in the face is quick, expected, not uncommon, respected, and use of it keeps men fit. And it is a much more civil society. It is one of the principle reasons I prefer their society. For all our rule of law, without punching in the face, it is just a license for degeneracy.

I remember when we still had a lot of punching in the face. I did quite a bit of it and received quite a bit of it. Because it was part of becoming a man: be careful with your word and deed because other men will not tolerate you. And I was small. So I get good at the ground game.

Lessons of history are this:

– An armed society is a safe society.

– A punch-in-the-face society is a polite society.

– A dueling society is an honest society.

The duel works well because it (a) imposes constant caution in one’s words, allows for (b) immediate fights (rapid suppression), (c) immediate apologies (rapid de-escalation), (d) immediate silence, but demand for court trial instead. (e) satisfaction in a court trial. (f) far lower cost of settlement of differences and less malincentive to try to get away with impolite or dishonest words and deeds simply because the opposing party can’t resist you.

The failure to innovate with ‘judicial dueling’ was that (a) pistols equalized the difference between swordsman or size (good), (b) but they were more deadly, where in swordfighting or knife-fighting, ‘one could collect an honorable scar’, and then surrender and apologize. (c) the combination of practice of substitutes, and the increase in size of the middle class with less ‘cultured’ (intelligent) histories and access to better weapons, was what ended it, not the practice of duelling itself. Everyone had always criticized it. But for sovereign men there is no substitute.

This is particularly useful if not necessary for controlling the gossip, ridicule, shaming, and rallying by betas and women. Since women have no possible chance unless very highly trained, men must warranty them, and therefore take responsibility for teaching them discipline.