The whole "we should'nt work against verbal bullying" theory is incredibly ignorant when put in perspective. Ignoring a bully is all fine nad well, i agree that you should try and make sure it doesn't get to you. But bullies rarely work alone, many of them are good at making the bullied a outcast from his or her peers. The incredibly cynicism in the statement of "we are coddling" our kids and that it's leading everyone to being "entitled little shits" is bullshit. You want to know who generally feel entitled in that regard, the ones that get away with being a bully, the people more fortunate. As someone who suffered some severe cases of bulliying, It triggered me into a case of severe depression. Severe depressive state at the age of 13, could you fine cynical gentlemen explain to me how that have helped me as a person? It hasn't, the scars many kids have to bear from bullying commonly lead to trends of resentment and alienation.

However, as stated. Bullies are generally people who are in a emotional slump, and they force it onto other. By finding these causes, you can work against bullying. By teaching things such as solidarity and working with kids in regards to make them more empathetic we can limit bullying. Society doesn't need bullying, it should be minimized, if we can save a single more child from living in fear of his peers it should be worth the effort. I feel that arguing against that is morally repugnant and detestable.

On the subject of telling people that they need to man up or that we should allow more physical confrontation. You guys are striving backwards, future generations is what will change the world. We need to teach them that physical violence and the whole hyper masculinity bullshit is bad.
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