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Bully-Boy Trump Has Been Humiliated
Now he’s become really dangerous
The thing about bullies is they’re insecure. They talk big because they feel small. They bluster outwardly because they’re flustered inwardly.
And they’re terrified people will see how vulnerable and pathetic they really are.
When I was at school, there was a boy called David Oliver (“Olly”) who used to bully other kids. He’d get them in a headlock and shout, “I’m gonna break your head! I’ll break your head!”
One day, he picked on the wrong victim. All the kids were out in the playground. It was a hot summer’s day, and Olly was stripped to the waist.
He tried his usual “Break your head” routine on a mild-mannered, quite shy boy, who looked like an easy victim.
Because bullies associate loudness and aggression with strength, they tend to also associate meekness with weakness. That can be a big mistake.
Next thing, David Oliver was running through the school grounds, howling like a whipped dog, as his intended victim ran behind him, whipping his bare back repeatedly with a branch torn from a nearby tree.
I’d like to say that after that incident, Olly turned over a new leaf, saw the light and stopped bullying people…
