You're downvoting an explanation of a downvote

I downvoted the down vote, not the explanation of it.

What you should do depends on what you are trying to accomplish. That's up to you to figure out.

Note that I didn't do what you suggested was the way to interpret my action either.

I didn't just downvote, I downvoted, and gave my reason for it. Which is similar to what you did. Are we having fun yet?

To the point, I thought you were being a dick with your downvote, and thought a downvote in response was the appropriate response. Retaliating against dickishness is not the same thing as initiating dickishness.