I’m old enough to remember when the advice people gave to deal with a bully was “Beat their ass and they’ll stop.”

But bullies somehow changed the narrative to where fighting back was wrong. It’s not. Self defense is never wrong. The only people that argue this are bullies.

Some people only speak the language of violence, and if you want them to understand your reply it must be delivered in a way they understand.

Bullies do not self correct their behavior. They find it rewarding and it continues until they are stopped.

See also: Hygiene

And to counter this musicians wrote songs about how awesome Satan was and wild horror movies were released.

We need more Devil art.

The more they attack someone verbally the more threats that person will receive from their cult.

It’s not about their rage changing anyone’s mind. It’s the threats of violence that follow. Those can make people fall in line or go into hiding and either of those is a win for the oppressors.