No, feelings are not facts MisterPaul, I am not saying you are stupid at all. I understand what you are saying and the core is targeting a certain type of individual that acts like the individuals who hurt you so you can teach them how it feels. Unfortunately, often that only makes the person even worse. Often it results in a "see I knew that person was bad and that I needed to keep them down and controlled".

Most bullies are hiding some kind of deep inadequacy. Often it's something they learned at home. Often it is created from lack of attention or even being bullied by a parent or even copying a parent that is a bully.