Quote:I get that. I do.

 

But is it so hard to rise above them, to be better than them?

 

Is it so essential we make a point to insult someone, just to prove what we already know...that we can?

 

Is it a victory to incite psychopaths?

I can understand trying to be better than them, but at what cost? When is enough disrespect to us too much? When is it time to tell them to pound sand? The longer we allow that sort of behavior, the harder it's going to be to correct it...If we wait too long, we will become subservient to everyone in our very own country, held hostage by our own weakness of being "too nice" or "too forgiving" or "too accommodating"...At some point in time, we have to say, Lookie here, if we as Americans can't pray in public places, neither can you...If our kids can't take a Bible to school, your kids can't take you religion's book...If you attack us we will attack you back...If we don't do these things, our entire country and everything the forefathers envisioned will be for nothing...We are supposed to allow senseless attacks on us in our own country, and other disrespect such as flag stomping and burning and shrug it off saying "turn the other cheek" ...How long do you suppose it will be before being "too nice/forgiving/accommodating" / et.al becomes our downfall and this nation breaks into chaos?  It's not far from that already...

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