"when we feel mildly threatened "
Depends on your definition of "mildly" threatened. You mean when someone cuts you off in a parking lot or when someone explodes a bomb and kills your kids?
I have a few minutes to spare. I think I'll sit here and count how many ignoramuses type a response to something without including the original reply, thereby making everyone in the world who's reading make an instant judgment call as to whether or not the inane response is worth the trip back up the thread to see what the hell he's laughing about.
You know, kinda like I just did up there. :-)