maschmi<p>You may be aware of the phrase "turn the other cheek" in Christian doctrine. I was raised with not responding to insults with a retort and also not to respond with force to force.</p><p>As I have grown older I want to add to that phrase: Turn the other cheek if you can and the force is not lethal or life threatening. And by all means: If you have already turned the other cheek and it happens a third time, fight back. Otherwise the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a> win.</p><p>This is related to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tolerance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tolerance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paradoxon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paradoxon</span></a></p>