fight or negotiation

[Mortblanc]

This is one of those points where the British and American thought processes go in different directions.

What possibly can be gained by negotiation over supplies you have gathered and you own except the loss of those supplies? My terms are, you go away and I will let you live.

Walk away and die if you wish.

Problem is that on several occasions I have seen the aggressor follow his victim.

I consider the person with the Molotov cocktail my first and primary target. The person that takes it from the dead hands of his friend is my second target.

And yes, I will kill to protect myself and my loved ones and the supplies needed to keep them alive. Over here we call it the Castle Doctrine and defense on ones person and family is approved by the government, so far.