tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post7429392910513488205..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: Foreign PolicyM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-59407297487111778312011-05-02T18:22:38.239+00:002011-05-02T18:22:38.239+00:00The lesson I learned on the playground, when kids ...The lesson I learned on the playground, when kids were allowed to learn such things: Peace through the credible threat of violence. <br /><br />Once one had established that one could and would defend themselves, the ne'er-do-wells would not only leave you alone, they'd respect you. This is how the world works. Now after 30 years of intervention from well-meaning do-gooders, we have an entire generation unable to deal with people the way they actually are.Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.com