[RunningJoke]

I disagree. I think the possibly of getting a punch in the nose, might deter an obnoxious lout from opening their mouth in the first place. I remember as a wee child, neighbors being more civil to each other and punches thrown at other times.

"Almost without exception, social scientists are telling us that Americans are more violent than in the past. They cite statistics. Yet anyone who observe the goings on in the cities with his own eyes knows that it is not so. The American man in the street is now infinitely less pugnacious, less ready to take offense and hit back, than in the past. We used to fight in the streets, in saloons and on the job. You had to watch what you said lest you have your teeth knocked in. But just now the majority of Americans are afraid to open their mouths. They will not get into a fight no matter what you call them or do to them. They are afraid to get angry."

[luvbach1]

Don't forget, leftists consider conservatives to be obnoxious louts.

[isthisnickcool]

If you have not seent he movie "Gangs of New York" check it out. It will give you a feel for what some "American" men were like in that day.