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Bullying isn't the word I would use, at least not based on what we've been able to see on TV. But except during Ozzy's "free agent" tantrum the KewlKids (Ozzy, Keith, Whitney) always thought of themselves as the envied special superdooper elite. Keith in particular had a knack for never giving Cochran a break, putting him in his place, wouldn't even cut the guy any slack when they got back to camp after Ozzy went to RI.
Jim carried the guy through three Tribals and probably couldn't have done anything for him the fourth time but then Ozzy came up with the great Messiah plan. Jim was willing to risk the rock and would have been standing there next to Cochran when the time came. So I think Jim is entitled to feel some disappointment that Cochran flipped when Jim was counting on him to play the odds (individually the risks were fair and even, but probability favored a Savaii victory since fewer of them werre taking the risk, the gambler liked their chances).
Not that Cochran owes any of them anything, really, because it is a game and they all walked into it eyes wide open knowing it is a game. Living it 24/7 they get confused and start to think of it as real life, but it isn't, it's still just a game.
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