tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post7127570808326389657..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Anything, But Not BrownStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-18908037261205442222017-07-08T13:29:51.277-07:002017-07-08T13:29:51.277-07:00Ares, are you on Twitter? 140 character limit seem...Ares, are you on Twitter? 140 character limit seems like it would be tough for you. What's your handle? How many followers do you have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-61589410822165818612017-07-07T05:31:28.953-07:002017-07-07T05:31:28.953-07:00IAC, so Trump is not a bully. He's a punk.
Wh...IAC, so Trump is not a bully. He's a punk.<br /><br />When he says "I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I’ll have Mexico pay for that wall." he's not being a bully, but a punk. He's not really hurting anyone, just puffing himself up for adoration from fellow punks.<br /><br />Trump is some punk who walks around all puffed-up because of the very bureaucratic "protections" that embolden him. He feels untouchable. If you follow the rules, he is untouchable.<br /><br />Works for me.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-86604237596581432442017-07-06T15:54:51.178-07:002017-07-06T15:54:51.178-07:00The word "bullying" has lost all meaning...The word "bullying" has lost all meaning. It's become separated from violence or the threat of violence. <br /><br />Today's young people have no idea what a real bully is or looks like. Real bullies are empowered in today's "zero tolerance" school environments. The only way to defeat a bully is to fight back. We tell boys that fighting back is a bad thing. This is wrong. <br /><br />Our society has lost its sense of honor. You can lose a fight to a bully and still retain your honor. And most of the time, the bully isn't going to want to tangle with you again, because he knows you're not weak. Bullies exploit weakness. <br /><br />When I was in high school, I dealt with a bully. He pushed me around, isolated me and socially humiliated me in front of others. I took it, because I thought it was pointless to fight back. The school did nothing. So one day, he wrote something terrible about my sister in permanent marker on a table in the student common. I confronted him and asked if he did it. He said yes. I beat the shit out of him. Problem solved. He never bothered me again. <br /><br />I'm tired of hearing about bullying. The only thing a bully understands is physical repercussions. They have to be neutralized. If there's nothing going on that requires physical neutralization, he's not a bully. He's some punk who walks around all puffed-up because of the very bureaucratic "protections" that embolden him. He feels untouchable. If you follow the rules, he is untouchable. That's why rules sometimes have to be broken. <br /><br />Let's call this modern non-bully what he is: a punk. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-41757000621669153252017-07-06T14:55:20.066-07:002017-07-06T14:55:20.066-07:00I read the comments in the story quoted. The paren...I read the comments in the story quoted. The parents with reservations sounded very rational, those opposing them not so much. In this case, I hope money wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85140496890896024002017-07-06T09:43:41.979-07:002017-07-06T09:43:41.979-07:00I seem to recall reading the Missouri legislature ...I seem to recall reading the Missouri legislature cut funding for Mizzou.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-41238488092521969142017-07-06T08:08:38.166-07:002017-07-06T08:08:38.166-07:00I wonder if Jonathan Haidt's "University ...I wonder if Jonathan Haidt's "University mission statement" approach against the illiberal left will make any difference. If colleges want truth over ideology they can state that, and then professors and students will know what they got if a university chooses social justice values over free debate.<br /><br />And Bernie Sanders denounced Berkley for blocking Ann Coulter, calling efforts to shut down opposing speakers as demonstrating "intellectually weakness."<br />https://heatst.com/culture-wars/bernie-sanders-defends-ann-coulter-slams-intellectually-weak-student-activists/<br /><br />Talking and listening only with people you think you agree with is certainly an good path to dangerous delusion. But trying to prevent others from talking is clearly bullying behavior that deserves maximum pushback. Suppression isn't even smart - it merely strengthen your rivals.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com