Reply To: Political Statements
Groveling, to me, is not standing up to a bully. If you don’t stand up to an aggressor who is trying to deny you your rights, your freedom to be and to do what you like then you might as well be on your belly begging him not to hurt you any more. It is blaming the victim for the attack, whether in a domestic situation of a husband beating his wife, and then saying “well she should have left him, she knew what he was like!” or in an international situation where our nation is attacked and right away, people are asking “what did we do to upset these people” instead of asking “What do we need to do to ensure that they never even dare THINK of touching us again!”. It is coming down hard with more than just sanctions against them, because there are other nations inthe world who have proven themselves more than willing to sell arms and other materials we have tried to block to those who have said repeatedly that they will destroy us eventually.
Groveling is appologising for hurting the bullys fist after he has blackened your eyes and broken your nose.