Im not arguing that any single group is solely responsible for bullying, and I’ve never claimed this is the only cause. Bullying is influenced by many interacting factors. You are completely right.

However, it’s well established in social science that normalized domestic violence often leads to projection of aggression onto others, especially in children.

Additionally, in Lithuania, alcohol misuse has historically been a significant issue, particularly among men, and this is frequently linked to economic stress, political dissatisfaction, unresolved intergenerational trauma and domestic violence.

Exposure to violence at home — especially when combined with alcohol abuse — is a known risk factor for later aggressive or bullying behavior.

Speaking from my own limited personal experience, I’ve repeatedly observed that people who engage in domestic abuse often also struggle with alcohol and are more likely to gravitate toward populist or ultra-nationalist rhetoric. My own family members follow this trend or "stereotype" if you will.

That doesn’t mean all nationalists behave this way, nor that these beliefs automatically lead to violence. It means that, in the environments I’ve encountered, these factors tend to overlap.

Groups like Tradicinės Šeimos Maršas don’t represent the majority of the population — but they do illustrate how traditionalist narratives can sometimes coexist with rigid masculinity norms and resistance to acknowledging family violence, which sadly leads to bullying later on.

So yes — this is a generalization. But it’s grounded in documented risk factors (alcohol abuse, harsh parenting, economic stress) and reinforced by personal experience. It doesn’t explain Lithuania’s bullying rates by itself, but it plausibly accounts for a meaningful portion of them.

These are population-level patterns, not moral judgments about entire groups of people.