Men's Need for Violence

<p>Men need violence in their lives. For today's society that sounds almost scary. What! See this is toxic masculinity at its core! Men need to be removed from all of society because they are advocating everything violent. All the wars are fought because of men. Crimes are committed because of men.</p> <p>Well, this isn't exactly the case but the saying,</p> <blockquote> <p>Hard times make strong men<br /> strong men make good times <br /> good times make weak men <br /> weak men make hard times.</p> </blockquote> <p>this phrase shows how society has cycles, and those cycles need men who have violence in their lives.</p> <h2>So there should be killing going on?</h2> <p>Well no not fully to that extent of violence though non-masculine men do resort to that type of violence. When they think they have something to prove. Violence in one's life can mean many different things. It is more about doing stuff aggressively. To have controlled violence in your life is an element all men need for them to be able to maintain the needed strength and to have the calm they desire in their lives.</p> <p>When men don't have struggle and controlled violence in their lives this is where they often will turn to other substances and unhealthy coping mechanisms. This is to buffer the emotional turmoil they are having because they are not venting the violent need in their life</p> <h2>Men are built for violence</h2> <h3>Look at boys at play</h3> <p>They are always wrestling and roughhousing. This expels more energy than just running or swinging. They will imitate war when giving the right tools. Be it a stick and a pine cone. They will have machine guns to fight off an invasion or try to recreate the battle of Iwo Jima.</p> <h3>Look through history</h3> <h3>Gladiators</h3> <p>In Rome, there were violent competitions that pitted man to man and man versus nature. These were used as a form of sports. This distracted men from their day-to-day grinds. by watching men get eviscerated the violence we see helps with sedating the need for violen