Random thought: I really hate bullies...

[DaveJ]

I wish I had the time to write something more eloquent.

Bullies are a burden on society. They tend to do the best in life, but are some of the least productive. They turn the whole idea of what America is all about upside down.

I never had any personal issues with bullies. So I guess I never thought about it until recently.

[porphyrian]

1. Shut up and give me your milk money, nerd! -n/t

[DaveJ]

3. Okay, I guess I know what that's like

I'm almost afraid to go outside these days, since people try to rip others off at every turn.

[porphyrian]

5. Most of the predators out there you won't even see.

Take insurance companies, for example.

[Selatius]

2. You talking about Bush or the school yard bully we all dealt with in school?

In the end, more than a small number of disagreements with the schoolyard bully ended up in fist fights, but the school yard bully doesn't possess armies and war machines like Bush does.

[DaveJ]

4. I never had a problem with them

Bullies absolutely did not pick on me and my head was so far up my ass that I didn't know what other kids were going through.

I'm not focusing on any individuals, just doing the math inside my head, saying hey these folks really are bringing us down.

[Warpy]

7. Kid bullies grow up to be adult bullies

You can see the behavior in bullying families. The parents bully the kids, the kids bully the normal kids.

Most of us learned how to deal with bullies by the seventh grade.

We just had to get to a point where we didn't care if the bully hurt us. We were going to hurt HIM. 95% of bullies will fold immediately when confronted with somebody who fights back.

The problem with our party is that so much of its core establishment went to private school, a protected environment where the bullying is blunted.

And yes, I loathe bullies, too. I am never afraid to take them on, though, because the risk has always been relatively low.

[Double T]

6. corporate serial bullies are extremely destructive and ruin lives.

The US should have laws against such behavior but it will never happen as MANY ceos and management are the ultimate serial bullies.

[Swamp Rat]

8. They never "do best in life."

They accumulate power and money through coercion and violence. That is all.

Bullies are the worst part of humanity.

They grow up to be little Bushlers.

[DaveJ]

9. Thanks Swamp Rat

I'm really honored to get one of your pics. Keep it up!

[Swamp Rat]

10. Thanks for the thread

You are great company, because I hate bullies also. :hi:

Here's a new one:

[Lilith Velkor]

11. Bullies are the reason I learned how to fight

Lucky for me, I always had Korean girlfriends in elementary school, and they taught me why nobody ever messed with them.

Unfortunately, I'm, um, Irish... :blush: