Bullies aren't cowards, They're brave because they're strong

The trick is to make yourself too much hassle for the bully. Strike back and hard and most of them tend not to bother with you, that was my experience with them in school anyway.

Sometimes. Often they are looking for a reaction to feed their behavior. Stand up for sure. But don't feed the behavior.

You can't really quantify it as some will be more delicate than others in relation to what they can emotionally take.

But bullying has always and will always happen unfortunately. It's not something that can be completely stopped.

It happens across the natural world. In animals it's ruthless, if the young are not strong enough they don't eat. They have no choice but to fight either stronger siblings or other peers.

It's just part of the natural cycle.

We can, of course, as advanced intelligent human beings control and limit the damage, however.

I just don't think it can ever be eliminated. Nor do I think it's a desirable ideal anyway.

The bullies I've have had most dealings with have been intelligent and successful or went on to be successful. They wouldn't initiate physical bullying but having said that, several were big, tough, fcukers. If the person they were bullying had reacted in a physical way, the bully would likely have been able to win a physical fight. Then the bully would successfully play the victim.

These psychological bullies do well with women and do well in their careers. They love virtue signalling e.g. Darkness Into Light walks. Do voluntary work, are on GAA boards and golf club committees etc.

The more primitive bullies i.e. those who bully using physical violence don't tend to be very succesful in their career unless their career is criminality. Such bullies do well with women though and produce lots of thuglets - who also do well with women and so the cycle continues

In spite of being small and skinny with no fighting skills I was never really bullied physically. Some dope tried to intimidate me in school once and I responded with ridicule in front of a group of people. I reckon I passed the strength test there. I was also involved in another incident where I struck someone in the head with an improvised weapon, both he and I were lucky to not suffer long term consequences from that. I might have gotten a rep for myself after that.

If you push back against a bully (especially a psychological one in a workplace) you might not get any support from others even if they have been bullied by the same person. The herd abhors weakness and values power. Bullies have power and the herd may be wary of anyone who doesn't respect the power hierarchy.

You'll go on now to provide timestamped quotes where I advocated any such thing.

Of course you won't because they don't exist.

Complete rubbish. Done with this one. Good day to you sir.