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Bullying...

How are we doing at addressing bullying?

  • We're not doing enough.

    Votes: 26 43.3%
  • We're right on track and taking appropriate measures.

    Votes: 7 11.7%
  • We're blowing it way out of proportion.

    Votes: 20 33.3%
  • Other.

    Votes: 7 11.7%

  • Total voters
    60
I made reference to someone else's assertion that bullying is the American way. Learn to read before you smart off, k?

Why does that happen on this site so much? Seriously. I made the statement that bullying is the American Way. That does not mean it is exclusive and my post does not say that. If you misunderstand, if my post is unclear....fine. But I clarify the reader consistently tells me what I REALLY meant. WTF?
 
Indeed, I would argue that the "man-up" attitude is, in fact, a form of bullying itself. That adults have such attitudes illustrates the fact that bullying is not merely a problem for children, but that it is merely a symptom of a broader society-wide tendency to disregard people's feelings and well being and to see pain or victimhood as individual weakness.

It's that cowboy mentality that permeates our culture.
 
Look it up. You can't imagine something, therefore you're asserting it doesn't happen. Your lack of imagination has nothing to do with reality.

Give a case of somebody that is happy with life killing themselves. Otherwise, you don't have an argument.
 
Give a case of somebody that is happy with life killing themselves. Otherwise, you don't have an argument.

Being unhappy isn't a mental illness. Try again.
 
Being unhappy isn't a mental illness. Try again.

I never stated that suicide is about mental illness... you try again.
 
I never stated that suicide is about mental illness... you try again.

Then whether a person is happy or not is irrelevant, isn't it? Clearly, people who are happy are much less likely to kill themselves than people who are unhappy. People who are unhappy often have a reason for being unhappy and it doesn't imply there is something wrong with them that requires your help to fix.
 
Then whether a person is happy or not is irrelevant, isn't it? Clearly, people who are happy are much less likely to kill themselves than people who are unhappy. People who are unhappy often have a reason for being unhappy and it doesn't imply there is something wrong with them that requires your help to fix.

Agreed... I think we agree overall on this issue, to be honest.
 
Why does that happen on this site so much? Seriously. I made the statement that bullying is the American Way. That does not mean it is exclusive and my post does not say that. If you misunderstand, if my post is unclear....fine. But I clarify the reader consistently tells me what I REALLY meant. WTF?

I don't know. WTF?
 
I did read it. And I just re-read it. You failed. I would suggest you put more effort into your writing to make your intention more clear.

Unless, of course, your intention was clear... and wrong... and you're simply trying to backtrack and cover yourself as the first person who made the same mistake did.

Okay. calm down.
 
I find the relative evenness of the poll results to be interesting.

I think on most poll questions on this forum with two main options you'll either see a relatively even split or an almost universal answer. Most of the time when its split you'll have the same people on each side.
 
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