SparrowHawk said:
Was a war resister in 1972,....
I think we're done here. Imagine/fantasize yourself as "macho" and "heroic" as you wish.....
"I boxed some and was a bouncer in a strip club for 2 years. Sparred with a Canadian Middleweight in my late teens. He was Canadian Champ and I couldn't get near him often enough to maul him with my 50 Lb. weight advantage." WOW! How wewy, wewy impwessive widdle boy! I was only on the USA team for a few years prior to military service. Umm....Trust me on at least one thing = Life/Death/People killing each other in serious war ain't no sporting event and has no real "rules", save those of hopefully remaining breathing at the end of any day.
Umm..."He was Canadian Champ"? No offense, but in my sport that would've cast him as at best a joke at the World level. Such is life.
"If you ever want to be good and tired at the end of the day try the mental aspects of contact. Verbal Jousting is just as exhausting as physical jousting, maybe more." "just as exhausting"? Perhaps only to village idiots that've never engaged in anything even remotely approaching serious sport, since that's mostly the sorts available within politics....Village idiots.
You're considering politics? Fine, but first divest yourself of any lingering, childishly "macho" fantasies and just....Grow....Up. "I boxed some and was a bouncer in a strip club for 2 years." puts you light years above the standard "democrat politician", but yet leaves you cast in the shadowed light of being just a bad joke.
"Verbal Jousting is just as exhausting as physical jousting, maybe more." Umm...Perhaps you had better get some needed rest then... 🙂
I just "love" the amusement provided by such patronizing buffoons as yourself: "If you ever want to be good and tired at the end of the day try the mental aspects of.." Sigh!...Give war a try, oh mighty "Was a war resister in 1972" and then get back to us all. I personally found it FAR more "tiring" in every aspect than even sports competition at the World Championships level....but I've never had the proper "glory" of being a bouncer at some strip club, so what do I know?
Have fun in Fantasyland kiddies. Good night to all and be healthy and well.