[Wikipedia-l] Re: wikipedia in China

Ray Saintonge saintonge at telus.net
Fri Sep 24 11:47:42 UTC 2004


Erik Moeller wrote:

>When a really big bully pushes you, you may  
>try to reason with him first. Perhaps you can bribe him, or you can hope  
>that he will pick on the other kids and leave you alone.
>
>But that's what all the other kids do, and that's why the bully has his  
>power in the first place. And if you grant him that power, then he will  
>use it and still abuse you. If at that point you are worried about the  
>bully's "sensitivities", you are already a slave at heart.
>
>Sometimes you have to push back.
>
In other words you need a bigger and better gang to out-bully the 
bullies. :-)

Ec




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