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I like the thrust of this essay that we allow bullying and violence hierarchies to persist because we tacitly approve of them. I would introduce an economic an

I like the thrust of this essay that we allow bullying and violence hierarchies to persist because we tacitly approve of them. I would introduce an economic angle to this. Some people are dependent on patronage networks for their standard of living. Whether that person is a pliant corporate functionary, a public sector union member, a corporate executive lobbying the government, or a recipient of direct transfer payments, they are rewarded for loyalty rather than productivity. The pot of money that is used to reward this loyalty need not be gained by coercive extraction, but it tends to be. Those who are rewarded for their loyalty also tend to be more supportive of hierarchical institutions. This patron-client relationship binds the client to the patron, even if the patron is a bully.

RedBeetDeadpool 6y ago
In my times of being bullied, it wasn't the bullying that angered me the most. With a lot of self education there's enough to understand bully psychology and how they work - bully minds are very solved at this point. What really astonishes and angers me is the entire crowd too cowardly to even admit something happened. I believe a big part of reducing the bullying that happens is correcting the enablers and getting them the ability to stand up for what they believe is right. Bullies really will be bullies and in my experience have no capacity to think outside of their thought patterns. You have to treat them as mechanical alpha-males and "kite" them appropriately. But their supporters do the real work and go very far to protect the bully so that in many cases make it next to impossible to take the bullies down. Why is it that we can't seem to do anything about Trump? I think its time we start placing responsibility on the supporters for the actions they support and attack them with near equal retribution as we would the bully lest we find ourselves in a world where cult leaders and abusers consistently bubble up the top of our social hierarchy.

RedBeetDeadpool 6y ago

In my times of being bullied, it wasn't the bullying that angered me the most. With a lot of self education there's enough to understand bully psychology and how they work - bully minds are very solved at this point. What really astonishes and angers me is the entire crowd too cowardly to even admit something happened. I believe a big part of reducing the bullying that happens is correcting the enablers and getting them the ability to stand up for what they believe is right. Bullies really will be bullies and in my experience have no capacity to think outside of their thought patterns. You have to treat them as mechanical alpha-males and "kite" them appropriately. But their supporters do the real work and go very far to protect the bully so that in many cases make it next to impossible to take the bullies down. Why is it that we can't seem to do anything about Trump? I think its time we start placing responsibility on the supporters for the actions they support and attack them with near equal retribution as we would the bully lest we find ourselves in a world where cult leaders and abusers consistently bubble up the top of our social hierarchy.