I'm seeing a lot of people on social media trying to show how tough they think they are. They threaten to "punch" people they disagree with-both sides are guilty of this. Resorting to physical violence is always a terrible idea, no matter what your intention is. Threatening to punch people, even really bad people, will get you no where and could lead you into serious trouble.
One thing I've noticed in my life is that the really, really tough people don't talk about how tough they are. It's like the guy in the room who brags about how many women he's been with. With the sole exception of Hugh Heffner-he's almost certainly lying.
It's very easy to be tough in front of your cellphone or computer screen-but in reality, bragging about how tough you are means you've never been in a fistfight in your life. Everyone thinks they are tough until they are confronted with someone who can punch back. Being punched hurts, no matter who you are or how tough you think you are. You can walk around threatening to punch people, but I've yet to meet someone who would just stand there and let themselves get punched. You can break boards in karate class tough guy, but like Bruce Lee said in Enter the Dragon , "Boards don't punch back."
You've also got the troubling aspect that you don't know who you are attacking. Sure, the guy might be a Neo-Nazi and a despicable person, but if he's carrying a gun and you are not-it's not going to end well. Since most neo-Nazis are nothing but bullies, they'll also be in groups. If it's one on seven- you will lose. Here is something else not talking about. Let's say you punch a guy in the face, he falls down, hits his head, and suddenly dies of a stroke. You feel proud of yourself-after all you've killed someone you can't stand-but the law might think differently and you won't feel very tough when you are prosecuted for manslaughter. Also, you might think that beating up Neo-Nazis will make you a hero, but having to carry around the burden that you killed someone (even by accident) isn't really positive to your mental health and well being in the long run.
You'd think people past 5th grade would grow out of the "I'm so tough" phase. You'd be wrong.
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