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.
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 #fascists win.
This is related to the #tolerance #paradoxon