Are You a Stoic?

A lot of non-stoics believe stoicism is about never having emotions or emotional responses to some extent they are correct certainly there must be some truth in this misconception. Being a stoic certainly does temper an individual such that when someone calls them a mean name they are not reduced to tears or encouraged to punch that person in the face. A stoic would certainly argue that an organized effort to restore justice to this portion of the cosmopolis was an appropriate effort. They would also argue a person should have the bravery to do it and importantly the wisdom to know when it should be done. It isn't uncontrolled rage it isn't a lack of temperance I would say it's the