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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Sorry - my personal philosophy and yours seem to be worlds apart. I believe in:
A. What's good for the goose is good for the gander
B. An eye for an eye
C. If you can dish it out, you also have to be able to take it
D. You have to stand up to bullies
E. All of the above
Correct answer: E
Remember - appeasement didn't work for the British before WWII.
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We're supposed to be above the crap.
Not saying I didn't get a chuckle out of it. Or that I haven't felt like doing that myself. But unless the guy was being relentlessly belligerent, profane, or getting personal, I don't see why being a sarcastic a$$ in return is appropriate.
BTW - it's true that appeasement didn't work, but brinkmanship was almost as disastrous 30 years later.