Should We Confront?

Is confrontation a good thing? If my friend talks bad about my friends should he be called out and confronted? If your boss is insulting or harassing you should he be confronted or just be left alone? Confrontation in my book is very important. Its necessary to survive, and is a deterrent for people who like to talk about you behind your back. Yes in some cases the person that you confront will tell you to go get bent or they will just continue to lie to your face. But in the end you will at least know that you made an effort to make things right. Confrontation in my opinion can also be known as good communication. I will ask the question of; if you want to solve a problem how do you do it. Do you start by walking away from the problem or by confronting it and getting your hands dirty. I would most definitely say that if you have a problem with some one approach them and confront them in a mature and calm fashion. I mean yeah sometimes people don't react well to confrontation but some do so why not take the chance and do it. You never know it might save a friendship or employee. Take the chance confront some one.