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'''Bullying''' is the use of force to get one's own way, typically for a selfish purpose at at the expense of others. [[Children]] in [[public school|school]]s are often permitted (at least tacitly) to bully other, weaker children. This can take the form of teasing, hitting, extortion ("Give me your lunch money"), and so on.
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'''Bullying''' is the use of force to get one's own way, typically for a selfish purpose at at the expense of others. [[Censorship]] is a type of '''bullying'''.
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In college and at many [[public school]]s, bullying takes the form of intimidating students to prevent them from expressing or defending their [[conservative]] views.  Teachers<ref>See [[professor values]].</ref> and [[liberal]] students can use [[liberal grading]] to bully students into taking [[liberal]] positions or avoiding conservative ones in classroom discussions and on papers and exams.  '''Bullying''' can be used to punish students in or outside of class for doing or saying something that is [[politically incorrect]].  An example of classroom bullying is for students to ostracize a fellow student based on a viewpoint expressed by that student.
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== Bullying by Children ==
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[[Children]] in [[public school|school]]s are often permitted (at least tacitly) to bully other, weaker children. This can take the form of teasing, hitting, extortion ("Give me your lunch money"), and so on.
    
Educators have been known to countenance the practice by saying that as kids grow up, they simply must learn to deal with bullies.<ref>[http://www.crimeprevention.gov.au/agd/WWW/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Bullying+Parents.pdf/$file/Bullying+Parents.pdf] </ref> The implication is that they can learn this on their own, while academic subjects such as arithmetic and English must be learned from books and teachers.
 
Educators have been known to countenance the practice by saying that as kids grow up, they simply must learn to deal with bullies.<ref>[http://www.crimeprevention.gov.au/agd/WWW/rwpattach.nsf/VAP/(1E76C1D5D1A37992F0B0C1C4DB87942E)~Bullying+Parents.pdf/$file/Bullying+Parents.pdf] </ref> The implication is that they can learn this on their own, while academic subjects such as arithmetic and English must be learned from books and teachers.
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