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Great points, 002 Cents!
I was also thinking a lot about this recently, particularly where people have had the power to bait me into arguments or conflict. A member here, because of a different subject, referred me to the popular book 'Your Power to Say NO' by Vernon Howard. Initially, I felt as though I'd need to respond to negative people because it's a matter of principle, me standing up for myself, a sign of weakness if I don't, that kind of thing. But I realise now that all that's simply happening here is that I'm giving power (and a heck of a lot of it if it puts lives and freedom at risk) to negative people to have control over me. By responding to negative people, I'm saying 'yes' to them, giving in to them, allowing them to rule me and control me. That doesn't make me a stronger or greater person. And, of course, at that point, you're taking on their negative energy as you expressed. The power to say 'no' is a powerful thing, through words, and through energy itself.
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