Bullyocracy: How the Social Hierarchy Enables Bullies to Rule Schools, Work Places, and Society at Large

by Donald Jeffries

Bestselling author Donald Jeffries turns his critical eye onto the topic of bullying to show how teachers, principals, and other school officials invariably side with the bullies in the most egregious cases, instead of protecting the victims. He also shows how many so-called anti-bullying activists and nearly all the professional “experts” excuse bullying and in fact laud sociopathic behavior in general. As Jeffries demonstrates, this curious phenomenon is due to the power and influence of the social hierarchy, and it revolves to a great extent around the enduring popularity of sports. Jeffries talked to parents who’d battled a system that logically should have been working for them, some of whom lost a child to bullycide, the term for children who kill themselves over bullying. His investigation into what has become one of the most talked about issues in America is as explosive and controversial as anything he has written.

384 pages, Paperback

Published February 21, 2020

About the author

Author of the best-sellers "Hidden History: An Expose of Modern Crimes, Conspiracies and Cover-Ups in American Politics," "Survival of the Richest," "Crimes and Cover Ups in American Politics: 1776-1963," "Bullyocracy," and "On Borrowed Fame." Jeffries also hosts the weekly live streaming show "I Protest," which is broadcast on the America Unplugged channel at Rokfin.com.

His 2007 sci-fi/fantasy "The Unreals" has been compared to "The Wizard of Oz" and "A Confederacy of Dunces," among other things. It has been praised by the likes of "Darconian's Cat" author, former Harvard Professor Alexander Theroux, and acclaimed screenwriter ("Night at the Museum") and actor ("Reno 911") Robert Ben Garant. A second edition of "The Unreals" was released in February 2015. Among the noteworthy figures who have praised his work are Ron Paul, Naomi Wolf, Roger Stone, Jesse Ventura, former "Brady Bunch" star Susan Olsen, and Oscar-nominated actress Sally Kirkland.

Reviews

[Malene · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was expecting a more academic look at the issues of social hierarchy and bullying, but this book seems to be largely an opinion piece.
The author sweepingly generalizes teachers as incompetent, if not malicious. The descriptions of high school overall felt outdated to me, I graduated high school in 2015 and while there was absolutely a social hierarchy, it wasn't the 'jocks and cheerleaders' vs 'everyone else' that the author references frequently. I stopped reading when the author used 'infers' when he meant 'implies.'
The main idea is interesting. The (many) examples of bullying are upsetting and do highlight the importance of addressing the issue of bullying, and the author does reference some studies, but overall this book was not what I was expecting and wasn't for me.

[Tetley Bold Orange Pekoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it’s a very good and insightful book, for my taste he listed a few to many examples but it is really an eye opener on how normalized violence is these days and bad manners

[Lisa Brazie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, eye opening to the real bullies in everyday life.

[Joe · Rating 1 out of 5]

I stopped at around pages 70. The first 4 chapters.

I found the approach was extremely redundant. He provided examples of bulllying on almost every single page. If i read 70 pages I read 70 examples.

I did not have the patience to find out if he took a different angle later on otherwise it was repetitive.

What was his point, yes there are bullies out there. I thought he would provide some insight.