[Dan in Wichita]

My "favorite" line from people supposedly on our side is "Oh, we can't stoop to their level. We have to play fair to show them we mean them no harm."

Those days ARE OVER.

[Tench_Coxe]

"My "favorite" line from people supposedly on our side is "Oh, we can't stoop to their level. We have to play fair to show them we mean them no harm.""

Sort of like Asa Hutchison announcing a presidential run minutes after Trump's indictment is announced, and going further claiming Trump cutting a record with the J6 prisoners singing the NATIONAL ANTHEM "undermines democracy"?

[ByteMercenary]

In Sun Tzu’s book The Art of War are many reasonable ways to conduct a conflict. Though not specifically stated, one of the published corollaries to his writings is this: “If one is not prepared to be as ruthless as your opponent, your victory is not assured.”

We are long past the time when “turning the other cheek” and “we don’t want to stoop to their level” are admirable and embraceable tenets. It may come to pass that those beliefs will get you dead.