Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Survival instinct and proving one's dominance over the herd/prey. You know, those idiots really haven't understood, that the mankind has survived so long not because of intelligence and dominance, but because of cooperation. That's the key attribute, to learn and respect others and to find a proper way of cooperating with them to achieve the main goal: Survival (as seen with other mammals, such as wolves...).

But the problem also lies in their victims. Or so I believe. As any relationship, also the relationship bully-prey, requires both sides to play their part. If one doesn't play the part, then the bullying won't take place and it's called confronation, whereas most of the bullies literally fear and avoid direct confrontation with possibly equivalently strong individual/collective.

Don't worry about these things. Just make sure you are above these people so that you don't get dragged into the circle.