They only say that to subjugate you and stop you fighting back, and, worst of all for them, getting a positive outcome which would disprove the dogma they impose on you and take away the control they have on all of us and the culture.
Never EVER listen to anyone who tells you not to stoop to an opponent’s level, for they are only speaking to take advantage of the situation and assert dominance over everybody, which harms all of us.