I got an e-mail today from a first year psychology student who was foolish enough to assume that he actually knew what I was talking about. But not only that, he had the nerve to be insolent about it. Seriously, is there anything more annoying in the world than an idiot misinterpreting what you have written (and misinterpreting it to the point that you actually feel embarrassed for them) and then, on top of that, having them write you a snitty little letter criticising you based on their misconception?

Urghhhh.

First of all, let me just say this. This is MY website. I can write WHATEVER THE FUCK I WANT! You donīt have to read it, I don't need you. Go away. If you don't like it, start goose-stepping and join the local Hitler group you damn Nazi.

Let's get something straight. The views expressed by America, or the modern media, or modern universities are NOT the end all be all truth of the universe. Just because you've got some college professor sucking your dick and whispering bullshit into your ears, doesn't mean they know what they are talking about. For that reason it is VITAL that there are some intellectual free agents who are able to produce a contrasting opinion for other people to talk about. We cannot live in a society that is intellectually shut down. And what that means is that sometimes people are going to say things you don't agree with. If you want to be a productive member of the intellectual community, you have to accept that.

The latest moron got on my bad side by just being an insolent little prick. He wrote something to the effect that I was making "bullshit generalizations about humanity." Look, asswipe, now that you've started swearing at me, you've just pissed me off and painted yourself as a stuttering shithead. I don't need everybody to agree with me, in fact, I prefer it when people don't agree with me, but if you're going to write to me you have to be respectful.

What's that you say? I'm not respectful? I use profanity in my website? Yes I do, because it's MY FUCKING WEBSITE! I can WRITE WHATEVER I WANT! You're under no obligation to read it. But if you're going to write to me, I expect respectful treatment. Besides, my profanity is directed generally, when you write some smarmy e-mail bitching at me, it becomes damn personal.

The "offending" article this time was my "threat of force, promise of love piece" which captain A-hole thought was just a watered down version of chapter 6 of his shiny new psychology textbook entitled "positive and negative reinforcement."

Nope, it's not the same. The difference is subtle to see but the ramifications are profound. I was applying the theories of "positive and negative reinforcement" to gender clashes and producing something that was larger than the sum of its parts. Therefore it needed a new name, therefore I called it "Threat of force, promise of love." SEE?

You know, you get these people who are wandering around in a fog all the time, pissed off because they never seem to understand anything, and then something comes along that is just basic enough that they think for a minute...Hey! I understand that, somebody else is WRONG!...Then they gleefully attack that person in the vindictive, deluded joy that comes from erroneously believing they have actually understood something for a moment.

Look, I'm always willing to provide a clarification for things I have written. If you write me and say, "DP, this seems racist for this and this and that reason" I'll think it over and I'll write you a response and if, in light of your comments, it seems like I have said something racist, I'll apologize. But if you write me and say "DP, you're a racist mother-fucker!" I have absolutely no interest in you.

And just a little hint, this kind of strategy works for everybody. So if you want to be productive and join the conclave of intellectuality, be my guest. But if you just want to bitch and moan, why don't you just go to one of your shitty college classes and whine about how you're not getting A's because you're a member of some oppressed group.

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