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**immoceefe** · 08-05-2012, 01:56 AM

VJ, that's the 'bullying building character' mantra that almost always gets derided but has some basis.

We as males are supposed to be driven to compete and that includes fighting others, defending our turf, etc. The development of the male psyche is stunted if he doesn't experience these primal things.

But it goes beyond primitive man. The fruits of competition are vast, as any capitalist will tell you, and if you never learn to compete, you will struggle in our civilization. The forging grounds for intellectual or leadership competition are on the childhood playgrounds.

08-05-2012, 01:56 AM	#31
immoceefe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	VJ, that's the 'bullying building character' mantra that almost always gets derided but has some basis. We as males are supposed to be driven to compete and that includes fighting others, defending our turf, etc. The development of the male psyche is stunted if he doesn't experience these primal things. But it goes beyond primitive man. The fruits of competition are vast, as any capitalist will tell you, and if you never learn to compete, you will struggle in our civilization. The forging grounds for intellectual or leadership competition are on the childhood playgrounds.
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