Always remember when someone attacks or smear a 'person', they already lost the argument, truth and facts.
Sometimes it’s nice to not be nice.
Personally, I tend to introduce name-calling only when a person very clearly articulates they think it’s right to initiate violence on peaceful people, or if the person is regularly abusing others.
Demoralizing abusers can peer-pressure actual moral behavior. It also may help give courage to other observing victims.
Example: a person claims they think it’s right to be a serial killer. I think it’s not… what is there to debate? The serial killer/ supporter is a sociopath and should feel ostracized.
Personally, I tend to introduce name-calling only when a person very clearly articulates they think it’s right to initiate violence on peaceful people, or if the person is regularly abusing others.
Demoralizing abusers can peer-pressure actual moral behavior. It also may help give courage to other observing victims.
Example: a person claims they think it’s right to be a serial killer. I think it’s not… what is there to debate? The serial killer/ supporter is a sociopath and should feel ostracized.
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