Bully (For You)!

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In the realm of human interactions, the inevitable encounter with a bully will, from time to time, have to be faced.

It may seem a bit silly, in 2012, to need a definition of “bully” but, apparently, some need a refresher.

Now, with that established, let’s continue. (And we’ll leave definition number 3 aside, no matter how appropriate it is, in this case.)

Obviously, bullying is an awful practice that reasonable people can, and should, unanimously oppose.

That said, perhaps we should establish that the underlying premise of bullying is that it is done out of unprovoked spite or malice, and not retaliation.

(No one has been able to provide even one name, to this day.)

This is a key point, and one that many try to obfuscate, to condone their own actions when they nudge the boundaries of bullying.

The accusation of bullying is an easy one to make, but a bit harder to prove (in cases where bystanders actually demand proof, that is).

And there’s the rub: in the fast-paced world of social media, a catchy story line can be inserted, spread quickly, and swallowed whole - and all much faster than the facts can catch up to it.

For example, yesterday’s #Thatcher fiasco:

(From myfoxboston.com)

Peter lays down the facts, too late for some.

And so it is with many Twitter narratives - a story is promulgated, partially-digested without chewing, and regurgitated into the willing eyes and ears of passersby.

“Brooks Bayne and Greg Howard are bullies,” is but one of these memes. The edges of it have faded, as more people examine the facts, so the narrative must be reasserted as often as possible. And what better way to help it take root, even further, but to pile more vile and outrageous allegations on top?

(An accusation I’ve never seen Brooks make.)

(Is Greg Howard even old enough to have gone to a “sock hop”? Just weird, Lee!)


Ah, yes! The old standby! “Smearing” Mandy - (guess Lee has his own definition for “smear”, too) - and “helping Team Kimberlin”! Do you honestly think anyone buys that, Lee?

Wait. People buy a lot of things from Lee, don’t they? Yes. But do they ever *receive* them? That’s the question.

He certainly has his own definition of “bully.” But we already covered the *real* one, didn’t we?

You see, one of the main tricks of Leftists (and former(?) Leftists) is projection. Whatever practice you are actually engaged in - class warfare, racism, sexual indiscretion, domestic terrorism, etc. - accuse the *other side* of doing exactly that. As loudly and as often as you can.

I’ve been calling him on this for a while now.

“Report and block” them? I thought Lee was a free speech warrior & hated #TwitterGulag?

Oh! He cares about free speech for Neal Rauhauser associates, approving their comments on his blog, while denying opposing comments (yes, that was from me).

But Lee *hates* bullies! Just like Andrew!

Which is why he said all these vile things to and about Greg, a writer here at The Trenches.

His utter hatred of bullies must’ve been behind this open *death threat* against Bill Whittle - two DAYS after Andrew died.

And, obviously, hating bullies caused Lee to retweet this despicable attack from Brandon Darby, just last night.

Now, Lee, I know you’ve been tweeting all kinds of prayers and Bible verses lately, but here’s one you obviously haven’t stumbled across yet:
Luke 4:23 KJV
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.