Quite true! I was always told that if a bully lays his hands on me he's fair game and I had every right to defend myself... I'll teach my kids the same lesson- Never throw the first punch, but as long as you don't start the fight, you better make sure you're the one to throw the last punch. Like you say, the only way to stop a bully is to show him that you're not the one to mess with. And I agree that it is folks from our side who are the first to demonize the one who stands up, and that's just not right. Sometimes doing the right thing isn't "right" in popular opinion. Look at popular opinion right now! Calling the media out on their bias is greatly ignored. Saying Obama and his administration are nothing but liars, and criminals is looked at as either "extreme rightist" or racist. It's a little to late to play nice, and I think hacks like the d-bag that says let's just give up on the Constitution need to be called out, put in the middle of the town square, and tarred and feathered publicly (figuratively speaking).






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