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IamMab

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4. Yes, but there is a right way and a wrong way to stand up to a bully.
Fri Apr 22, 2016, 03:12 PM
Apr 2016

You stand up to a bully with confidence. Maybe get some friends to back you up. Satire always works well, because bullies HATE being laughed at.

What you don't do is fight a bully with bully tactics. "Never argue with an idiot. They just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." Considering that most trolls live for the reaction and not the argument, it only plays into their hands to get riled up and fire back.

Just my opinion, not trying to be stubborn about it. I think my point is just that using their tactics gives the media and outsiders an excuse to say, "Oh, well they're both just the same." I think we'd be better off striving to be the adults, especially when the other side is so obviously striving to be the children.

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