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The high road is usually whenever the person is after YOU. You could retaliate, but it'd make things worse in most situations. Also, it doesn't matter if someone thinks they've won an argument. You know you're right.
I don't think that's true. People who take the high road purposefully don't care if they win, hence why they don't stoop down to the opposite persons level. 
The opposite of not taking the high road is to stoop down to the level of the person who is acting improperly. 
In my opinion taking the high road is the way to stop adding fuel to the flame, which is much better than just being petty back towards someone. Taking the high road can literally mean communicating with that person why what they did was obnoxious/ not right. It doesn't usually mean just tossing the problem aside, it means being the more mature one who doesn't need to "win" >

You’re wrong in your assumption that people who take the high road are looking for a “win”. That couldn’t be any more opposite from the truth, people who take the high road don’t care about a “win”, they only care about doing what is morally right or wrong. >

How is letting someone prosper by doing wrong the morally right thing to do? >

You aren’t responsible for someone else’s actions, only your own. >

I agree... Handling matters with grace, class, dignity, and integrity has got me NOWHERE... >

I think a lot of it is harm reduction. I have nothing to gain and only will feel worse if I continue to interact with this person. Best to just walk away. >


Some people need consequences in order to learn a lesson, and taking the high road removes those consequences.

No, it doesn't. >

So when you have an argument with someone and they don't drop it what is your solution? Are you going to keep bickering like kids or are you going to punch them/commit fisical assault >

Yes retaliation is given a very bad rap in our culture. >

It's almost like nobody wants to live in a society where people going around beating the shit out of each other over perceived slights is considered normal. >

That's a perfectly valid opinion imo. Heavily depends on the situation and the people involved however, and how you're affected by it. Taking the high road can seem masochistic, but it will affect how you view yourself later. I know that when I get angry during an argument it will follow me later, and I'll be annoyed because I lost control. On the other hand, letting people mess things up isn't the solution either. Sometimes people need to know when they cross the line, I agree there.
Ideally, you act like the person you aspire to be during all these situations. You've "won" when you feel good about how you handled things later, more often than not that means taking the high road for me. >

You don't have to take the high road in every single situation. If someone hurts you badly, you don't have to be the 'bigger person' and do nothing about it. And you don't have to retaliate, either.