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>>19773419
Just from my immediate thoughts and after reading this post >>19774039
one of the reasons I love hockey and particularly hockey fights so much is that it’s not really about fighting for the sake of it, or at least that’s not the supposed basis for most fights, but it’s about protection. Some guy has fucked with the goalie, or someone took a cheap shot at your star, so you have to send your goon out to make sure he can’t get away with it without repercussion and keep your boys safe, and this is all now somewhat built into the game.

In a similar way pastoral life is about the protection of your heard from potential predators, and as well the Greek phalanx style of war is the same way. You’re fighting side by side with your comrades as well as being supported from the back, but each person working in a single unit to protect the others.