I try to be cool with EVERYONE, for as long as I can anyway, and try to be respectful at all times, until the times where I "reply in kind" as some will NEVER let go (liberals usually).
I give respect and tolerance right off the bat, until someone comes directly at myself and gives me a reason not to. But I certainly don't think other folks should look down upon me, or have no respect for me, just because I respect and try to have more tolerance towards others, when I can. I'd sure hate to think that folks out there truly think I'm a pussy just because I try to take the higher road at times, or am not involved in the same fights as them with the same people.