‘Want to know why bullies are cowards and how victims are the brave ones? Here is everything you need to know.
In a world where appearances prevail, it would seem that bullies are the brave ones and targets are the cowards. But things aren’t always what they seem. Now, are they?
In this post, you will learn why bullies are cowards and victims are the brave ones.
Once you learn all about these essential truths, you will feel better knowing that you are better off than your bullies will ever be.
This post is all about why bullies are often cowards, so that you can see your bullies for who they truly are and begin standing up to them.
Bullies are Cowards
Have you noticed that bullies love to talk smack? They trumpet to the world about how tough they are. Moreover, they believe that everyone else should bow down and tremble before them.
Bullies work hard at beating their chests and bluffing. However, it only goes to prove that they’re the least confident and most insecure schmucks on the face of the earth.
Why? Because anyone who must announce that they’re tough can’t be. When something is there, you don’t have to try and show it.
Those who are tough are usually the quiet ones. They don’t have to talk about it. How many times have you heard stories about the quiet kid beating the crap out of the loudmouth bully who pushed him too far?
The ones who are truly tough never talk. You don’t see these people running around, spouting off about how tough they are because they don’t have to.
They don’t need to tell you about it because they already know they’re tough and there’s no need to prove it to anyone. They’ve already proven it to themselves, and that’s enough.
Bluffs, Blowhards, and Windbags
Therefore, if any bully messes with them, they will get hurt.
I’ve dealt with droves of bullies, and one thing I noticed a long time ago is that they’re loudmouth losers. They puff out their chests and flap their lips. They talk about how they’re going to kick this person’s butt, whip that person’s butt- they never stop.
Additionally, many bullies may employ passive-aggressive tactics. Because they’re too scared to be direct, they like to hurl subtle zingers your way, hoping you won’t notice.
With these chumps, it’s one pissing contest after another.
Bullies are Cowards:
They Quickly Grow Boring.
As a result, having to listen to their gas constantly gets boring fast. Why? Because, again, that’s all you hear out of them.
Anyone who must spit such rubbish isn’t only trying to convince the rest of the world. They’re also trying to convince themselves.
These are characteristics of every single chump who has ever bullied me in my lifetime. It’s not only pathetic, but laughable that they must go through life this way.
Furthermore, these people are so incredibly insecure that you can trigger them just by challenging them in any way. Their egos are that fragile.
These bullies may even approach you and get in your face if they have their entourage of lackeys behind them. Therefore, if you’re a target of bullying, know this.
Your bullies are total fakes. They’re phonies. Cowards. Chumps!
All You Can Do is Pity Them.
When you stop and think about it, it’s hard to hate anyone who is this pathetic. The only thing you can do is feel sorry for such pitiful souls.
Again, remember that those who are genuinely tough don’t have to talk about it. It’s just there.
Always remember this the next time a bully gets in your face or shoots their mouth off. Feel confident in knowing that you’re not like this person and you don’t have to resort to such buffoonery. This alone should be a real self-esteem booster.
Have you noticed that many little people can be the biggest bullies?
Bullies are Cowards:
Bullies with Napoleon Complexes
Many bullies in school were insecure because they were short, skinny, or both. So, they would compensate for that by bullying others.
They would intimidate others by walking around with a scowl on their faces. Or they’d scream, yell, and talk real tough. It’s hilarious when I look back now.
Many of these little squirts do this, and there’s a name for it. It’s called either the “Napoleon Complex” or “little man syndrome.”
Think “Maddy Webber” on the new MacGyver reboot.
Understand that their bark is worse than their bite, and they bully as a defense mechanism. Maybe the little ankle-biters at my school gave me a hard time because bigger kids were bullying them.
But they would never admit it. So, they took the coward’s way out and searched for someone they thought was weaker.
They’d come at you with their spitfire tempers and want to try to fight you. Then they’d wonder why they got a good whack in the nose. Next, they’d either run, crying to a teacher, or they’d go bark up someone else’s tree.
I was small myself, weighing about 120 pounds and standing at only 5’3″ -5’4″. However, some of these kids were even smaller than I was. Such kids are in every school, and you even have tiny adults who behave the same way at work.
We even had a few short and skinny teachers. And they’d scream and yell at the students when they’d get too noisy.
I knew of one male English teacher who’d go wild. He would slam his fists down on his desk or shake his fists in the air. He would even throw erasers at students and scream like a banshee.
We just knew this little guy was a future resident at the state mental hospital.
Bullies are Cowards:
Real Life Experiences with Tiny Bullies
Even as an adult, I’ve seen different people (especially men) at work who were short and lanky. Yet, they would bark loudly, and I couldn’t help but think that they were compensating somehow for their stature.
Their screaming, cursing, posturing, and jockeying seemed to give them some sense of power. I’m not posting this to make fun of little people. Not all of them are like this. As I mentioned earlier, I’m only 5’4″.
We all come in different sizes and varieties, and we should celebrate those differences. But when you feel you have to bully others to make up for a weakness, you only show what a scared little coward you are. And people like me see right through you, and all we do is laugh.
Try a little kindness instead. Then, when a bigger bully comes for you, we just might come to your defense instead of laughing at you.
Cyber-bullies are the biggest cowards of all.
Bullies are cowards, but Cyber-bullies are the biggest, most pathetic ones.
They sit in the safety of their homes or their mom’s basements, attics, and backyard sheds. And they hide behind fake profiles and screen names, trolling the internet and social media in search of victims.
If you’ve ever dealt with a cyber-bully, I knew how you feel. Words do have power and it’s easy to be hurt when anyone attacks you, online or off. I, too used to get upset when I’d look at my instant messages and find that some idiot had sent me a flamer.
However, today, I’ve learned to see it for what it is and the cyber-bullies for who they are. And that in itself can be a real boost to the self-esteem.
When I think of the term “cyber-bully,” I instantly get a mental picture of one of two types of people:
1. Some broke, unemployed and shirtless fat guy sitting and typing on a computer in his granny’s basement, while stuffing his face with Cheetos and sporting a man-bun.
2. A skinny, pimple-faced, bespectacled geek who only trolls the net to compensate for his lack of sex and a social life in the real world.
Occasionally, I still deal with cyberbullies. When I do, one of those pathetic pictures immediately pops up in my mind. And I can’t help but chuckle to myself.
Bullies are Cowards:
If they have time to troll the internet, they can’t be about much.
Because cyber-bullies often use a fake profile or screen name with either a blank photo or one that’s fake, it only shows that they’re faceless cowards and not to be taken seriously.
These losers talk so big and tough behind that keyboard- oh, yeah! They’re real badasses online. But you can bet that if they ever saw you on the street, they wouldn’t have the sack to step up.
So, ask yourself these questions.
- Should I take these wusses so seriously?
- Should I give these worthless schmucks the power to make us feel bad about ourselves?
- Should I value their useless gibberish?
I can’t speak for anyone else. However, I have a hard time valuing the worthless opinions of anyone who doesn’t have a name or face.
Any person who’s a Rambo in cyberspace but a George McFly on the street, I can only take with a horselaugh and a grain of salt.
You either have a big, brass pair or you don’t.
It takes a real zero to spend even a few hours a day trolling other users. You just know that the person has no ambition, no prospects, and no life.
Understand that when you’re cyber-bullied, often you’re dealing with a poor soul who is bored, lonely, and miserable.
And the only way they can feel good about themselves and have power is to do what they’re doing now.
Therefore, if you are cyber-bullied online, you shouldn’t put too much stock in their opinions. Their words don’t carry a lot of weight.
Understand that cyber-bullies are often people who flame others because they’re insecure, self-loathing, and have nothing going for them. Online is the only way these pathetic losers can have a social life.
That alone speaks volumes about the kind of people they are and the crappy lives they lead. So, again, should you take these losers seriously? Are they worth getting angry or depressed over?
These idiots can’t make you feel bad about yourself unless you allow them to.
Bullies are Cowards:
For words to have power over you, you must first consider the source.
Though words have power, and they can hurt you, you should always consider the source. Because in truth, most cyber-bullies live miserable existences and should only be pitied.
Yet, victims are (mistakenly) branded as cowards. They are the ones who come to school or work and face bullies… alone, no matter how viciously they get brutalized.
Through all the name-calling, the taunts, the brutal beatings, and the threats to their lives, targets manage to reach within themselves and push through another day.
To endure abuse every single day for several years and still find the resolve to soldier on? Now that takes courage! Targets of bullying are the real warriors! Notice I didn’t say victim.
It takes bravery to be a target of relentless bullying and remain standing tall. To endure bouts of daily and constant abuse and make it to the finish line of high school graduation or the end-of-week paycheck? That takes guts!
To stay in the race, while most bullies drop out of school or quit their jobs when the going gets tough? That’s not only brave, but it’s also heroic! To be your own hero? That takes bravery, bullies will never have.
So take advantage of it and shut your bullies down for good! You don’t have to be an easy target.
This post explained why bullies are cowards so that their games DON’T have the effect on you they once did and you can feel better about yourself knowing that you aren’t them.
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