Bullying hasn't gone away, you know [IrishTimes]
- Published: 20 September 2011
TIME OUT: BULLYING IS intentional, conscious and persistent cruelty against those who are unable to defend themselves. It can happen to any person at any age. As we have discovered in our own society, there is nowhere immune from bullying. From the cradle to the grave, we can bully each other.
Bullying is visible in structural, power and wealth inequalities. It has the potential to distress each new generation of schoolchildren, turning what should be happy days into the most miserable days in young lives. It can hurt those entering the workplace, making what should be sociable life into a daily dread of going to work.
Those feeling vulnerable, disabled or defenceless may be victims of bullying. But so too may those who are strong, sturdy and successful, because it is the nature of bullying that it has a bizarre capacity to psychologically disable even the most capable, confident and resilient. It does so swiftly and efficiently. The casualties of bullying are many. Their complaints are often dismissed until the complainant is seen as the “problem” and comes to believe this.
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