On stopping a bully…

Stopping a bully early is everything. It ought to be done and someone should. 

This is the first thing I did when I moved to our new house in 2014 and was confronted by an irascible next door neighbor who had the audacity to “test me”, as all good bullies generally do, I responded forcefully and that was (almost) the end of his aggression (there was another incident that was repressed the same way). 

Had I not responded swiftly, the man would still be after me either because he disliked my face or my country of origin. At about the same time, in 2016, we had the Republican Primary debates, pitting Trump against a group of lackluster candidates. Two of them come to mind (Bush and Rubio) as they were copiously insulted by Trump.

Had either Jebb Bush or Marco Rubio grabbed Donald Trump by his lapels, shook him hard and told him to vacate the debate stage sine die, the US and the world would never have been terrorized by Trump and would be in a much better place than where we all are today. 

Just like Biden for running a second time against Trump, these two men bear an enormous, historical responsibility. Always stand to a bully when you experience one!