Every time you interact with someone you should give them a base level of respect. How they respond determines the amount of respect you continue to proceed with.

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    10 months ago

    So if a stranger disrespects me, I should disrespect them more?

    Sounds like a mutual self destructive relationship if you ask me. Someone either has to be the better person, or just walk away.

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      10 months ago

      Walking away is just as disrespectful as dropping to their level. It sends the same message just with less effort.

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      10 months ago

      Eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind, but if you can’t avoid a fight, ftw. Not words, talk is cheap, but in my corner of the world guns are ubiquitous too. There’s a difference between doormat/whipping person and hostile but at the end of the day, survival instinct is strong.