Instead, it is the bystanders who actively avoid the responsibility of intervention by invoking the theory of “both sides.” This claim allows cowards an excuse not to act, not to confront the self-righteousness of the bullies. The Jewish Bully, like any bully, cannot be wrong, therefore cannot negotiate, and so defends their lack of self with a claim to moral superiority. The bystander refuses to engage them and instead insists that “time” will produce change, so that they don’t have to.