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I'm having trouble finding conclusive details from the article that could rule out that the "violent behavior" shown later in life is just a resistance to autho

• MisterTea 6y ago
  > I know a couple of people that have been bullied but haven't seen much violent behavior from them, but they in general are very uncooperative with any authority (police, social services) and have a pretty low trust in the system Most likely because whatever system was supposed to protect them, failed to do so. Schools like government are authoritarian structured institutions, they're just another "system". In a sense, schools condition children to be obedient to authority preparing them for life in a society with a government and rules. If they cant trust that system then are they supposed to trust the system they are being conditioned for? This is the same feeling of mistrust that evolves in minority groups who are bullied/oppressed (same thing really.)
  • nitrogen 6y ago
    same thing really Good luck to you if you ever say that out loud, but I do think that bullying victims are at least somewhat better equipped than the average person to empathize with victims of other types of discrimination.