I was content to read without giving any input, but
no, you just had to make an argument so foolhardy that you forced me to respond.
PlagueBearer said:
Humans naturally choose to conform. Even "Goth" kids are conforming, just to a different mold.
Yes, and do you know why? It's not because of some kind of "lion separated from the pride" analogy, it's because we have an urge to mate. That's right, by conforming we have an increased chance of having sex and continuing our legacy, something which is a biological facet of humans. Don't believe me? Think about this the next time you're looking at what nature has caused you to define as a "hot chick."
PlagueBearer said:
Feeling rejected from their tribe, these children desperatly cannot. Proper parenting (two parents who do not compete with each other for the child's favor) would force the child to try and confom, for the sake of tribal unity.
First off, that isn't proper parenting. That sort of parenting contributes to spoiled children who are less able to adapt to the real world, where people will not automatically cater to their whims. Second off, I refer you to the point that I'm about to make, which is that...
PlagueBearer said:
The problem is, these children see another "tribe" that wants them and accepts them. In nature, parents would quell this behavior; after all, "their" tribe the one the children wish to leave. Now, however, the parents dont understand the danger in this, and allow it.
...your ideas of conformity are a bit off. A good bit. Children don't conform because of parents, they conform in spite of them. Empirical research, would a quick check on Google would easily enough reveal, indicates that children conform to their social surroundings regardless of their home environments. Disclaimer: This is a generalization, meaning that it only applies to a majority and that there are exceptions to this rule.
PlagueBearer said:
Children, whos minds operate on a more primitive level than adults, see things more clearly; they see another tribe growing in their midst and stop it with violence, intimidation and brutality. This is a natural behavior to one who is different.
It is not the "bully's" fault, nor his parents. We're all operating under a set of instincts that learned behavio can only do so much to alter.
Not at all. It is the bully's fault, and to some extent his parents' as well. I'm not going to bother trying to go into the many theories of why bullies opperate the way that they do, seeing as people of far higher credentials than I have written papers several hundred pages long on the topic. The main reasons for bullying, however, have to do with self-esteem, social standing, or simple racist/sexist/etc. hatred, the latter of which is greatly influenced by parents, whose beliefs will predispose their child towards a certain way of regarding others, much as is the case with their passing down of political beliefs.
This should be fun.