Donald Trump's intimidation tactics are obvious. The international response must be swift and assertive, and collectively we need to be prepared to stand up to him.
We cannot afford to respond emotionally by overreacting with aggressive behaviour or under-reacting with passivity. Surprisingly, both of these emotional responses tend to encourage more bullying.
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Yet with bullying, itB次元官网网址檚 not about you. No one deserves to be bullied. It takes a shift in thinking to realize that there is nothing we did that makes it appropriate to be bullied.
Be careful not to become isolated because we are being bullied. Unfortunately, this is a common reaction. In reality, If one of us is being bullied, we are all being bullied.
William Perry
Victoria
