What is with a lot of conservatives and this bullying is good mentality they have?

[Desserter4]

No it doesn't "build character" it makes people depressed, suicidal, insecure, shoot up schools, etc.

[Anonymous]

It's not conservatives gobbling up SSRĪ̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄̄s.

[Desserter4]

Ok and?

[Chazmatazz269]

Not everything you don’t like is bullying. Everyone is too sensitive about something. Many people are too sensitive about a lot of things. Some people are too sensitive about everything. NOBODY is helped by coddling them for their sensitivities. Grown folks who understand how the world works know this, and they’re not all conservatives. It’s not a political issue at all. It’s a social issue.
You can be a big baby and go through life being butthurt about everything anyone says and does that falls short of coddling. Or you can learn that not everyone is out to get you. Some people are just joking and you need to learn to take a joke. You could also learn that 99.999999999999% of people who ARE trying to hurt your feelings, their thoughts and feelings about you mean NOTHING at all. You’re putting too much stock in a meaningless person’s meaningless words and behavior. Grow up and knock it off. They’re only being a jerk because they know how unimportant they are and they understand that the only way to have an impact on the world around them is to bully an overly sensitive person. Stop giving them that power over you. It really is that simple.
If they can’t make you or break you, f*ck ‘em. If they’re coddling you, they don’t care about you; they pity you. F*ck them too.
Grow up and stop being such a pansy.

[MountainMetal]

He hasn't offered any examples so there are a lot of assumptions being made

[Desserter4]

I'm talking about people bullying you for no reason, no them disagreeing with you politically or whatever you're on about

[Chazmatazz269]

Covered it. Grow up.

[Desserter4]

You act tough like you aren't an old man lmao

[MontBlanc]

It’s less about “conservatives as a whole” and more about how some people interpret toughness, discipline, or free speech.

Some believe strictness or harsh feedback builds resilience. Others see that as harmful or bullying. The disagreement is really about methods, not cruelty.

No political group is one mindset , individuals vary a lot.
It’s more accurate to judge behaviors than label entire sides.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Conservatism leans into masculine culture, which kind of needs hierarchal violence to thrive

[WindAtMyBack]

I think you are misunderstanding what people are saying, and it's not just conservatives.

It's not that bullying is good for you. It's standing up to bullies that is good, and builds character. Bullying and people taking advantage of you is just reality. It is going to happen. If you don't learn to stand up for yourself when you are young, you'll be dealing with it your entire life.

Bullying in adulthood takes a different form. People will try to rip you off, especially if they view you as weak. Even if you realize what's going on, you let them do it anyway because you can't stand up for yourself. A used car salesmen will spot a weak mark a mile away. They will impose their will on you, not through bullying, but through a personality that you can't stand up to, or may not even notice.

I'm sure you can also spot the difference in people you see. Are there people you feel uncomfortable around or intimidated by, simple by the way they look, or their bearing? Are there others who don't make you feel that way? The bullies know the difference also, and they will take advantage of it.

It's not the bullying itself that makes you depressed, it's being unable to stand up to it that makes you depressed.

[Desserter4]

Ok and what about those that end of killing themselves instead?

[WindAtMyBack]

They didn't learn to stand up for themselves. If they did learn to stand up for themselves and still killed themselves, then there is a lot more going on than bullying.

[Desserter4]

Bruh 🤦‍♂️

[Lliam]

If some fruitloop calls it bullying when society refuses to comply with their demands and humor their delusions, it's their problem.
Instead of pulling up their socks and dealing with their own issues, they blame their mommy, daddy, peers or society for making them sad.

Then one of them goes postal and kills a bunch of innocent people in cold blood before killing themselves and we are supposed to believe it was because they were bullied, not because they were sick, twisted, inferior pieces of shit?

Not getting your way can only be characterized as being bullied by people who use that as a bullying tactic to get their way.

I will not comply with a petulant person's insistence on preferred pronouns. I will not accept the claim that a man can be a women and a woman can be a man. And no I don't care about their feelings because the only feelings they care about are their own.

[Lliam]

Oh no. Are you feeling bullied right now, snowflake?

[Hagar88]

If you look at what school and mass shooters were on, they were all mostly on anti depressants.

Bullying is not good but it is a reality everyone has to face at some point in their life. Learning how not to get bullied was a valuable life lesson for me just like learninb how to defend myself and stsnd up for myself.

[Miristheiss]

Hmmmm, weird premise.

I am unaware of anyone calling for bullying.

The rates for suicides, mass shootings, everyone is a victim and needs therapy went up in the 80s and after.

The more advanced we get the worse.

Of course family and faith are declining since the 80s.

Maybe some correlation.

[Desserter4]

"I don't see it so it doesn't exist" followed by some random correlation

[Anonymous]

bullying is not a partisan issue. It happens a LOT from conservatives and from bat shit crazy "liberals". Until you can understand that much, there can't really be any discussion.

[Desserter4]

I do understand that, it's just that liberals don't say it's a good thing

[Opinion Owner]

liberals? sure they do. They openly promote it. What you're doing is called gaslighting. Or... trolling. 🤣

[Desserter4]

You're sensitive, they do it, they dont advertise it's good tho

[Opinion Owner]

i'm not sensitive. I'm honest. i can post links for days of democrats telling people to harass others. Stop bullshitting. You're welcome to have your own opinion, but not your own facts.

[FunkyMonkee]

Only really stupid people and, if they DO kill themselves, all the better for the rest of us!
What's the ignorance of the left? They wear it like some kind of badge of honour!!

[Desserter4]

And what if it was your family?

[FunkyMonkee]

Couldn't possibly happen! Except for my ex-sisters, my family's been dead for years and I couldn't give a flying fuck if those two cunts died! The rest are too smart.

[FunkyMonkee]

Why? Because they severely fucked over mom & I and I will NEVER EVER forgive them for that?

[Desserter4]

So basically, they bullied your mom

[FunkyMonkee]

They ripped her off, treated her like shit and refused to abide by her last Will!!

[Desserter4]

Yep, bullied

[Mike_Hum]

Bullying is a good way for society to enforce norms, and check people when they're being ridiculous.

[Desserter4]

No, it enforces conformity and fucks people up

[Mike_Hum]

Nah. If you’re going around barking like a dog at people, you need to be bullied.

[Desserter4]

I guess you need to be bullied then

[Mike_Hum]

Go for it.

[FunkyMonkee]

You actually don't think the media is enforcing conformity on you?

[FunkyMonkee]

It's the left doing all the barking, yelling, blowing whistles, bullying and causing trouble!!

[Dargil]

This is complete nonsense and is unworthy of a response any further than what I'm just saying now.

[slatyb]

They are more comfortable with strict hierarchical society, where everyone has a place and rules to follow.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Righties are compassionless a**holes who believe in picking on weaker folk and countries.