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General Debate: The Solution to All The World's Problems

dybmh

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Rev,

1) You were the one who whipped out his "stamina" to be measured. Not me.

it's you.....trying to catch up with me.
You lack the stamina.

2) Before I am a zionist. Before I am Jew. I am a mensch. A good, strong yet sensitive man. Do you know the first rule to being a good, strong, sensitive man? Apparently not.

How to be a good man: Rule #1 - Don't think with your pecker. :cool: Especially if it's like ... that. And then we point down. :handpointdown: 'Cause we're teaching the young men what to do. :tearsofjoy:

There's a chair at the kiddie table available. I see some of the littles on their tablets. Maybe they're watching cartoons. You like cartoons don't you?
 
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dybmh

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Plan Update. The lessons learned from @Revoltingest are now included. Thanks for stopping by Rev. You're dismissed.



Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be enforced AND bullies should not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
Who can argue with that?

 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Plan Update. The lessons learned from @Revoltingest are now included. Thanks for stopping by Rev. You're dismissed.



Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be enforced AND bullies should not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
Who can argue with that?

What a strange fellow.
Am I being taunted out of jealousy or love?
Or both?
 

Quintessence

Consults with Trees
Staff member
Premium Member
What a strange fellow.
Am I being taunted out of jealousy or love?
Or both?
I mean, you're not being ignored, so there's that. :shrug:

No big loss though, the revised version is even more troublesome than the original and sounds like a recipe for tyranny or abuse of some sort. Enforce freedom? Don't ignore (and thus confront) alleged bullies?

Given the mechanisms that would be required for this, my response is more or less "yikes" and "stay away from me" and "I don't want what you're selling."
 

Heyo

Veteran Member
Plan Update. The lessons learned from @Revoltingest are now included. Thanks for stopping by Rev. You're dismissed.



Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be enforced AND bullies should not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
Who can argue with that?

I'm still peeved by the word "enforced" and would like it to be replaced by something more appropriate, "defended" seems apt.
Other than that little detail, I'm on board.
 

dybmh

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Plan Update: I've included @Heyo's important clairification. I also had a brainstorm last night. We need more JOY in this plan.

@JIMMY12345 , there's room here for love to be included. But I'd like to continue the discussion further with you to be sure it's dialed in, so to speak.




Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be defended not forced AND bullies should not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
  6. Celebrate any and all successes both large and small
Who can argue with that?


 

JustGeorge

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Plan Update: I've included @Heyo's important clairification. I also had a brainstorm last night. We need more JOY in this plan.

@JIMMY12345 , there's room here for love to be included. But I'd like to continue the discussion further with you to be sure it's dialed in, so to speak.




Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be defended not forced AND bullies should not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
  6. Celebrate any and all successes both large and small
Who can argue with that?


What do we do with the bullies we're not ignoring?
 

dybmh

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What do we do with the bullies we're not ignoring?

I hate to say it, but ,it depends on the bully.

My gut response is:
  1. Isolate
  2. communicate
  3. educate
  4. moderate
  5. reunion
in that order.

ETA, there needs to be a 3rd party coordinating this between the bully and the one which is being bullied.
 

Tomef

Well-Known Member
The solution to all the world's problems is:

Stop making the same mistakes!

Who can argue with that??!!
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JustGeorge

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Staff member
Premium Member
I hate to say it, but ,it depends on the bully.

My gut response is:
  1. Isolate
  2. communicate
  3. educate
  4. moderate
  5. reunion
in that order.

ETA, there needs to be a 3rd party coordinating this between the bully and the one which is being bullied.
I think its going to depend too much on the bully to make a concrete plan.

Better figure out why the bullying is occurring, then move forward.

Some bully because they were taught to bully is normal(parental or cultural expectations). Education and exposure would help here.

Some bully because they are scared. These bullies usually need love and encouragement.

A small fragment are simply cruel people. I have no idea what to do with them.
 

dybmh

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@JustGeorge ,

You're brilliant!


Team! Executive decision: I'm updating the plan. George is right. Bullies are not the problem. It's not an individual which is the root cause. It's "bullying" verb-form, the action, which cannot be ignored. If it is ignored that's going to cause a pendulum effect of unstable ongoing cycles of problems. How the bullying is addressed will vary, yes, definitely. But the most important aspect, imo, and I hope you all agree, we cannot solve the world's problems if the bullying behavior is ignored. Cannot. It will never work.



Friends, Comrades.

How to solve the world's problems?

Objective: Freedom needs to be defended not forced AND bullying cannot not be ignored.

  1. Be encouraged! We can do this!
  2. Cultivate patience and stamina.
  3. Work hard, play hard, rest, recover, repeat.
  4. Stop Making the same mistakes.
  5. Never quit, but don't neglect step #2
  6. Celebrate any and all successes both large and small
Who can argue with that?

 

dybmh

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JustGeorge

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Step 1: Isolate. Then we stop.
Its easy to say that, but family who cares for this cruel person will object. Some will claim that even the cruelest can be retaught...

Perhaps house in an area in which others can access the bully, but the bully doesn't have free reign. Attempt education anyways, just in case.
 
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