[Jimbee (OP)]

When I was a kid, there was this girl in grade school. Call her A. And she was so sweet. But the kids picked on her mercilessly, apparently because she was a little different.

We really didn't have a class president, because we were a small school. But one time we tried it. And she ran, probably because her therapist or someone told her to (I still don't know the details of her case).

Out of about 90 kids, only three people voted for her. She obviously voted for herself, and we later figured the teacher probably voted for her. So really only one kid voted for her, I still don't know who.

One or two kids picking on someone is bad enough. But why does everyone seem to do it then?

[alancalverd]

Not voting for someone isn't bullying. It's called democratic choice. But sadly, group exclusion is a characteristic of many species, and part of the evolutionary process.

[Zer0]

& assuming who voted for whom is eventually, an Assumption.
It may be False.

[alancalverd]

In my only foray into student politics I made no speeches and posted just one advertisement: "Smash Calverd Now - Vote for Someone Else".

I came second out of six candidates.

[championoftruth]

When I was a kid, there was this girl in grade school. Call her A. And she was so sweet. But the kids picked on her mercilessly, apparently because she was a little different.

We really didn't have a class president, because we were a small school. But one time we tried it. And she ran, probably because her therapist or someone told her to (I still don't know the details of her case).

Out of about 90 kids, only three people voted for her. She obviously voted for herself, and we later figured the teacher probably voted for her. So really only one kid voted for her, I still don't know who.

One or two kids picking on someone is bad enough. But why does everyone seem to do it then?

The last 3 years nothing but group think promoted by evil people.

[Bored chemist]

In my only foray into student politics I made no speeches and posted just one advertisement: "Smash Calverd Now - Vote for Someone Else".

I came second out of six candidates.

My recollection of student politics was that the mars bar sometimes won.

[Kryptid]

The last 3 years nothing but group think promoted by evil people.

There is no need to inject conspiracy theories into this discussion, so please don't.