re: #53 goddamnedfrank

Outside of the boxing context it is pretty much exclusively the language of DARVO. In that in practice it cedes the idea that any combat was mutual.

Well, I think it’s a big part of why Trump appeals to who he appeals to.

Whatever their precise hangup is, his base are people who like the idea of hitting and always declaring self-defense. That’s what they want to do in their lives, because they’ve got cruelty to offload on some target.