Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Be careful, folks, if you decide to initiate aggression against someone who has done nothing but mouth off. You may be biting off more than you can chew!
No one said anything about initiating. I would never- ever- initiate violence. I want to make that very clear about myself. I had someone actually throw something at me out of the window of his car, and I was doing noting but walking to the store. I simply won't tolerate it when it's directed at me.

Quote Originally Posted by Strings View Post
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Violence (actual physical force) should be an absolute last resort. If it isn't, if there are other options that you explore to resolving a problem after violence has been used, then you're using it wrong.

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Just my three cents (inflation, you know)
You are absolutely correct, and I could not agree more. It should only be used in self defense. Problem with ignorance is that when it turns into stupidity, you are occasionally put into a situation where defending yourself is a nessecity. (Stupidity being here defined as irrational and intentional ignorance- meaning a refusal to learn, and furthermore taking actions based on hatred and prejudice coupled with that refusal to learn- extreme cases to be sure, but not at all uncommon. Ignorance actually seems more and more to be regarded as a virtue in our society, sadly.)