The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Bullies (from Progressive Army)

[Rebkeh]

Michael Salamone spoke with 10 baby boomers, five who support Trump and five who support Hillary and found that they have a lot in common.
*Michael Salamone * Progressive Army * 2/18/16

http://progressivearmy.com/2016/02/18/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-bullies/

The 2016 primary races on both sides of the aisle are led by two baby-boomer bully buddies. Say that five times fast. Though they’ve tried to distance themselves from each other, we know that the Clintons and Trumps were good enough friends to talk on the phone, golf together and attend events together. It’s no surprise that both candidates talk about “me” more than “we” and claim that they’re the only person in existence who can govern this great land of ours. They are of course both products of the “me generation,” and it certainly shows in their rhetoric.

Both Trump and Hillary are also getting a majority of their support from aging baby boomers as well. This week I took an informal panel from people in this age group that I know who are supporting either of these candidates, or were referred to me by friends or family members who knew I was seeking people in this age group who are supporting Trump or Hillary. My findings were that, at least in my sample group, supporters of both of these baby boomer candidates had a lot in common. At the end of the day, I was left with the impression that baby-boomers who support Trump or Hillary are pro-bullying, and I’m not just phrasing it that way because I’m prone towards the bombastic.

I best disclaim that I am not a psychologist. I’m a regular guy who likes politics and talking to others about politics. The conversations I’m going to report to you are with other regular folks. Some I knew before hand, others not. While I did Google traits of bullies to shape how I presented this story to you, I didn’t cherry-pick my panel’s quotes to support my narrative. I spoke with 10 people, five in favor of each candidate. All of the responses are included, though if responses were similar, I combined them into the clearest response and indicated how many people said this sort of thing.

I’m not such a dolt that I would claim these views represent entire voting blocks. I know baby boomers who think similarly as I do on these issues. I specifically sought out Trump and Hillary supporters in that age demographic. I don’t believe or present my findings as scientific in any manner. However, the human experience, no matter how individualized or intersected, does have commonplaces to be considered. I do not believe in the hive-mind. I believe in individuals. However, individuals often subscribe to a hive-mind in order to feel like part of a community. Supporting political candidates can have that effect. I know because I try to be careful of that trap myself. We’re all human. Some of us care about other humans more than others, though.

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http://progressivearmy.com/2016/02/18/the-7-habits-of-highly-effective-bullies/

[djean111]

1. Wow. He nailed it.

Perfectly.

[daleanime]

2. Interesting, but seriously flawed....

of course people in the same circle are going to be similar.

[noretreatnosurrender]

3. Didn't Like It

You can't use a few people who support a candidate and tar the rest of the people who support the same candidate. Their only similarity may be that they support the same candidate.

I will say, however, that the people he did use in this study were awful.

[Rebkeh]

4. That's true, I agree with you but

reread the fourth paragraph of the excerpt.

It's not about that anyway, there is a very clear pattern and he illustrates it beautifully. The rebuttal narratives from the two sides are uncannily similar.

[felix_numinous]

5. K&R Predatory capitalism needs bullies

so these behaviors thrive, from the schoolyard on up. The Trumps and Bushes harken back to the gilded ages of greed and excess, and conduct business much like cartels do.

Most of our human, environmental and civil rights laws are created to protect us and counterbalance the power these types inevitably amass due to their nature. This is why we need social programs and unions.