I guess certain types of bullying are fine and dandy.

Narcissists would rather coerce people into giving them fake praise.

If they’re really afraid of people like kids father, they wouldn’t constantly attempt to provoke people. Pretending to be afraid while being the one who holds the actual power is just a flex.

They want privileges, not simply rights.

People like this never seem to consider that they have names and addresses as well, and that one day they might cry wolf on someone who takes the loss of their livelihood hard enough that they decide to become the dangerous person the cultists made them out to be. I’m honestly amazed it hasn’t happened yet. But when it finally does, you’ll see more of it, and you’ll see lots of people shrug their shoulders and say “well, isn’t that too bad”.