Comments on: Does the Group Feel Better After Mobbing? http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177 This blog seeks to raise public awareness of rankism. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:45:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-972 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:06:16 +0000 http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-972 Skorupski's Law: The more vain one's ambition, the more redundant one's grasp of morality. Farlie's Law: If in one’s professional career one reaches a position way above what is merited, then one can only maintain this position or progress further by surrounding oneself with incompetent people. An Extension to Farlie's Law: If the people surrounding you are not incompetent, filter their every communication so that they appear incompetent and that you've rescued them. '...The persistent and unchecked administrative behavior towards the faculty members signals others to find fault in the faculty member as a way of self preservation. If they can keep the victims as victims then there is less likelihood they will become victims. For example, out of frustration and a sense of hopelessness, faculty members decide to take public concerns about the actions of the administration. Administration is upset about the public exposure and makes it known. Furthermore, former administrative individuals and active administrative personnel are used to put in place a strategy to oust the faculty members who dared to go public. The strategy worked in dividing faculty members so the administration now has a clear newly generated list of potential victims...' Skorupski’s Law: The more vain one’s ambition, the more redundant one’s grasp of morality.

Farlie’s Law: If in one’s professional career one reaches a position way above what is merited, then one can only maintain this position or progress further by surrounding oneself with incompetent people.

An Extension to Farlie’s Law: If the people surrounding you are not incompetent, filter their every communication so that they appear incompetent and that you’ve rescued them.

‘…The persistent and unchecked administrative behavior towards the faculty members signals others to find fault in the faculty member as a way of self preservation. If they can keep the victims as victims then there is less likelihood they will become victims. For example, out of frustration and a sense of hopelessness, faculty members decide to take public concerns about the actions of the administration. Administration is upset about the public exposure and makes it known. Furthermore, former administrative individuals and active administrative personnel are used to put in place a strategy to oust the faculty members who dared to go public. The strategy worked in dividing faculty members so the administration now has a clear newly generated list of potential victims…’

]]> by: Elisa http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-374 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:40:27 +0000 http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-374 I agree. Even when uniforms are required, students will find another way to establish and signal who is dominant. For instance - an expensive haircut and a manicure might be used to display a girl's wealth and privilege. Since people want to suck up to her, she has heightened power to select and exclude others. I agree. Even when uniforms are required, students will find another way to establish and signal who is dominant. For instance - an expensive haircut and a manicure might be used to display a girl’s wealth and privilege. Since people want to suck up to her, she has heightened power to select and exclude others.

]]> by: Miguel http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-373 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:59:30 +0000 http://www.breakingranks.net/weblog/archives/177#comment-373 I was the victim of mob mentality in my first two years of high school. I was at this private school and was always ganged upon by all the rich kids because while they all drove fancy cars or had parents pick them up in fancy cars my Mom picked me up in a beat up old minivan. THe garbage that uniforms remove class distinctions is just that garbage. I was the victim of mob mentality in my first two years of high school. I was at this private school and was always ganged upon by all the rich kids because while they all drove fancy cars or had parents pick them up in fancy cars my Mom picked me up in a beat up old minivan. THe garbage that uniforms remove class distinctions is just that garbage.

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