[Mamzelle]

Words mean things--exactly. A bully is a bully, even if he's a rhetorical bully. And the first thing a bully tries to do is set the terms--unless you want to capitulate right out of the gate, and I have no intention of doing so, you set to negotiations. Sign on their dotted line, if you like.

Among the boilerplate fine print, you will generally find that the bully has defined terms to suit himself.

[highball]

So you think, what, the entire scientific industry is a bully?

The meanings of these words have been established through long use. You wish to change them to suit your political agenda.