Their goal is rarely against a particular group of people (though they might justify their behavior that way). The goal is social exclusion and power. Until and unless we deal with that, as the goal, we will fail to get it to stop.
When you deal with bullying, if they don’t feel that you have treated them fairly – they will start to lose their trust in you. Is it any wonder that so few report what is happening?
Why would we harm someone if we can get them to stop and not harm them. This is what it means to be a good person.
A target doesn’t cause bullying, but they can behave in such a way that will make it stop.
