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Originally Posted by donquixote99
300 lbs makes one a psychological superman? A football player is a human being with the same social needs and vulnerabilities as anyone else. Bullies know how to get to people, and gain sadistic satisfaction from doing it, which is why it goes on and on. And you stand with the sadist?
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300 lbs makes one a psychological superman? No. But being a 300 lbs offensive lineman in the NFL, you'd better be a physical and psychological superman. NFL teams that draft well do everything they can to understand both the physical and mental toughness of the players on their team. Could be that this guy slipped through, could be that there's more to this story than has played out in the media. And your question about "standing with a sadist" is dopey. One does not need to "stand with a sadist" to question the credibility of a story in the media. In fact, one is usually more right than wrong to question such stories, because I strongly suspect so far we have 1/2 the facts in this case, at most.
Or maybe the question was the type of cheap shot that one expects from a liberal?
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Originally Posted by donquixote99
The empathy failure that blames the victims in bullying cases just compounds the damage. It's of a piece with the conservative willingness to blame the victim in rape cases, and turn a deaf ear to complaints of racial and sexual harassment. There is a side of conservatism that seems to consistently defend pushing people around--that seems indeed to want to do it.
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Really? Do you have to be a liberal to rush to judgement without all the facts?
