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In reply to the discussion: So it turns out that nadinbrzezinski was correct re Fukushima [View all]rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Bullying is bullying. It's obvious. But the self-righteous believe that ok to bully for goodness. Nadin made some strange claims. And it is perfectly acceptable on a message board where people claim to be "politically liberal" to call her on her claims and refute them. But some get a perverse pleasure at ganging up on someone that is viewed as "wrong" or weak and ridiculing and mocking that person. It's especially brave in unanimity and in groups.
You say it's "blowing it out of proportion" because you don't want to believe it happens. Nadin isn't the only person that has been the victim of self-righteous bullying. She is the one that fought back. Others simply have left.
I would hope that "politically liberal" posters here in DU would have empathy. Something missing in conservatives.
"Self-righteousness is the devil's masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves." Thomas Adams