If anything, this constant portrayal of bully targets as weak encourages bullying, since preying on perceived weakness is sorta what bullies do.
That theme of perceived weakness is echoed by other political experts.
Their one perceived weakness — and they have heard this many times — is their coaching staff.
"It was part of our strategy to target Miliband's perceived weakness," he says.
In the face of sceptical non-members, perceived weakness is not a good recruiting sergeant.
In this context, Doves' perceived weakness – an absence of glamour – is actually a strength.
But both suppliers and corporations tend to try and seize on a perceived weakness, he said.
All of them but especially Bernard Foley, a perceived weakness six weeks ago who has been their strength.
"I believe my perceived weakness has given me great strength and my big thing is finding a way," he says.
The fifth element that made bin Ladenism possible was the West's, especially America's, perceived weakness if not actual cowardice.
After each of the previous six October failures, the Yankees had splurged on a superstar to patch a perceived weakness.
