Quote Originally Posted by Breakbeat View Post
Absolutely not. Two wrongs don't make a right. You don't fight hate and anger by perpetuating hate and anger. You fight it by dealing with it head-on, maturely, with a level head. If the other person doesn't get it in the end, you move on.

Do unto others as you'd have done unto yourself.
This is great advice if you live in a fairy tale where right always wins. In the real world, power is what wins, and some people don't care if they hurt you. Some people enjoy hurting you. The only way to make them stop is to make them scared of you.