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In reply to the discussion: I was a jerk today. [View all]Hells Liberal
(88 posts)You were standing up to a common bully and wise-ass. Too many of our fellow Democrats will condemn you for "stepping down to his level."
They're boneheads. Where I come from, when you give back to a bully what he gave you, that's not "stepping down," that's self defense. We only encourage their rude, disgusting behavior by being silent about it.
Some elitist types would think that you're practicing admirable self-restraint if you just kept your mouth shut and didn't say anything back to him. But, in the primitive, animalistic, reptilian mind of the average bully (which includes most repubs), your restraint is perceived as weakness. And that perception of weakness only encourages them to keep up on the attack, whether you're talking about a verbal attack or a physical one.
Sad, but true. You can't reason with a bully.