Killarney:

As Foxy deduced the best way to deal with bullies is to remain silent and ignore them. When you ignore them it takes away their power. If they get no reaction then they become totally ineffective. Their next option is either to become violent or to slink away in disgrace. Most bullies choose the later. If they choose violence then we have laws to make sure that they are punished for their violence. We do not need those laws to deal with bullying because we are all capable of dealing with it ourselves. Everyone can maintain silence.

When people assume that Trump’s bullying can hurt it is because they automatically presume that his victims are powerless. It assumes that they need help. This is why bringing attention to Trump’s bullying is patronising. He may be the biggest bully in the world but even he can be ignored and rendered ineffective as a bully.

Not always, phanto.

<<When you ignore [bullies] it takes away their power. If they get no reaction then they become totally ineffective.>>

This depends on two things:

1. whether there are any onlookers, and;
2. how much power and/or influence the bully has over those looking on.

<<[Trump] may be the biggest bully in the world but even he can be ignored and rendered ineffective as a bully.>>

Yeah, provided every other person on the planet ignored him. Fat chance of that happening, though.

Phanto,

No one can claim that the left whingers are ignoring Trump. This free publicity is what got him elected in the first place.

Shadow Minister:

I am talking about bullying. Everyone is capable of ignoring him if he is personally bullying them just as the journalist did.

How they respond to his other behavior depends on what that behavior is.

phanto

I'm not sure why you are addressing me. My comment was not about dealing with bullies.

My comment was that Trump had NOT bullied the man in question at all. Swinging the arms around is a common Trump gesture - sometimes to mock others, sometimes to mock himself. You can see this on the video I posted. You can also see that the man in question has complete control over his movements, other than one hand and forearm, which he can't move at all.

So the whole basis of Streep's argument, and those who support her, is false. The only bully I can see in all this is Streep herself.

Phanto,

You make statements like "Trump may be the biggest bully in the world.." and while other left whingers in your clique might nod sagely at this, it is complete drivel.

Some level of aggression is required to succeed at business, but bullies seldom do, as relationships need to be built and maintained. A known bully is Kevin Rudd who was abusive to subordinates and whose staff seldom lasted 6 months.

What other behaviour are you talking about? Lowering taxes