It's not little man's disease, its pride. Sometimes pride is worth the ass kicking, you leave a little messy but you at least know you're not a coward.
You could not have picked a better movie scene to prove my point. Do you remember the conversation in the car after the battle?
Mike : [after the fight with Clint] I got some good ones in there, right? I mean, you wouldn't say I got my ass kicked, would you?
Cynthia : Oh no, I mean, after a few years, no one will even remember really, who won or lost.
Mike : Right, like when you read about Hemingway and those guys, no one ever talks about who won, just they got in a brawl.
Mike's ass was kicked but his pride and self esteem grew from knowing he stood his ground and fought back against a bully. Kind of what I've been saying. Those are the things that toughen up men for the more consequential, albeit non violent, battles that will come their way as they go through life. You do understand that don't you? It is not little man's disease (was the irony of "littlez" not lost on you?) if a little guy stands his ground when bullied rather than submit to the bullying?
It's little man's disease when a little guy thinks he's tough enough to fight the big guy for no reason except the stupid idea of proving one's self worth by taking down the tough guy. That is especially stupid if the tough guy isn't doing anything to them that would naturally tend to provoke a violent response. Like BB Hawk and littlez engaging me in battle of wits because they just had to say some personally insulting rather than either ignoring me or presenting some intelligent thought as the error in my thinking. That's perfect example of little man's disease.
I hope you three silly mice don't block me. You are ever so much fun playthings and I'd hate to think we weren't friends.