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Sun Jul-09-06 04:58 PM
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| Why does our "society" protect the bully and harass the timid? |
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Sun Jul-09-06 05:39 PM
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| 1. Be quiet or will beat you up and take your lunch money! |
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Sun Jul-09-06 05:58 PM
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| 2. I know, there seems to be an assumption that it is necessary |
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to stand up to the bully in order to improve your character. Therefore, the bully is only carrying out a necessary function of society.
The aim is always toward getting the bully's victim to stand up to him, never to go after the damn bully for being such an asshole.
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Sun Jul-09-06 06:04 PM
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| 3. Well, it's never the problem that's the problem. Only the symptom. |
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Edited on Sun Jul-09-06 06:04 PM by HypnoToad
Hence the bully wants the victim to remain victimized. The greater the oppresion, the easier the compliance. Though if people preferred to work together, more would be done.
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Sun Jul-09-06 06:51 PM
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| 4. It gets the weak out of the gene pool |
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It's a completely atavistic response that fortunately tends to be offset by compassion, empathy and nurturing.
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:10 PM
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| 5. Very often the supposed 'timid' ones oppress those even weaker than |
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Edited on Sun Jul-09-06 07:11 PM by entanglement
themselves. Call it a 'pyramid of oppression' or 'Dog-eat-dog', it's just the way things are.
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:19 PM
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| 6. For better, more informed responses to your question, you might try |
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this website, Hypno: http://www.bullyonline.org/~bullyonline.org/public_html/workbully/If you haven't already, that is. It's a pretty good place to read up on issues and discussion about our abuser-loving society and what you can do to empower yourself over its collectively unacceptable structure. Good luck! |
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:20 PM
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| 7. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway |
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:22 PM
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| 9. You really don't know? |
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:21 PM
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| 8. Ask that again and I'll kick your ass! And nobody will stop me! |
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Sun Jul-09-06 07:58 PM
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| 10. I didn't think we did "protect" bullies. I thought we admonished them. |
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Sun Jul-09-06 09:05 PM
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| 11. Because our society needs an overhaul. |
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:evilgrin: Want to lend a hand?
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Sun Jul-09-06 10:35 PM
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| 12. Bullies are often great socializers - our society loves socializers |
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I was bullied all through school. The principal said I should socialize better and praised the bully.
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