I'm sure you've all been asking yourselves, why is Borodog such an *******? It's an excellent question. In my defense, it comes and goes, like PMS. But probably 50+% of the time, I am an *******. Some people have correctly guessed and posted previously (you will be PMed about your Valuable Prizes), but I ran across an article today that I think sums it up nicely, What It Feels Like To Be A Libertarian, by John Hasnas.

That's why I'm an ********. This is not an excuse, by the way, just an explanation. I know that I shouldn't be an *******, that it is counterproductive. Alas, while I'm pretty good at some things in life, I am a failure at not being an ******* on the internets.

So if some of my copious *******ness spills over on you unintentionally, then I summarily apologize. But if all you have for me and my carefully thought out positions accumulated over a decade of reading dozens of books and thousands of articles by men of supreme character and intellect over the course of centuries, is derision?** Well then **** you.



*Not actually an ******* in real life; I only play one on the internets.

**And yes, I am certainly guilty of doing this to others. I try not to, but sometimes fail. What can I say. I'm an *******.

I just want to say that I seriously respect this. Sometimes I can't help being an ******* myself, because all you guys are so wrong and I'm so right.

Really though, I've gone off on friends and family before so I know the frustration is there. What helps me cope is knowing that the same insights that let me see all this frustrating truth also allow me to better prepare myself for the future and also let me see a lot of beautiful things that others miss. That and the drugs.

Perhaps you as well have excellent taste in music, film and literature and can derive pleasure from that, and if not, there's always the sweet, addicting pleasure of 2+2 posting. And the drugs.

I don't think you're an *******; at least not relative to the people who get into it with you. Like you said in that thread, it's kind of a chicken and egg thing, and usually what happens is the other guy who's escalating it along with you will be deceptive about being an ******* whereas you're straightforward about it, but then the whole thing is a pain to unweave and no one is really paying attention anyways.

And you can certainly admit it and recognize when this happens, which is all that really matters.

I think you need the Eastwood avatar back; it well represented your stubborness, dangerousness and my fear of fighting with you.

If this is the ******* thread, then I'm in. I'm a HUUUUGE *******.

I see this forum is finally starting to address some truly meaningful and perplexing issues.

nice

I just hope it spreads to the other forums.

That article is spot on, still doesn't make me feel better...

I'm asking myself why you think anyone is asking about this.

He just got back from a tempban. Why do you hate freedom!?!??11

**** man its just good to have you back. ******* or no ******* somebody needs to explain this **** to these ****s.

Must have taken a lot of soul searching to discover that the source of your douchiness is that not only are you so right so often but that so many are too stupid to listen.

I accept your apology.

I hope this thread is going to morph into a discussion why everyone else is such an ....

I agree, for that matter he isn't that big of an ******* in the first place, mainly he is incorrect in his positions but that certainly doesn't make him an *******

Boro is the stone-cold nutz imo.

this, and i also believe that boros subtle hostile/sarcastic humor is greatly under appreciated, at least by some.

It doesn't make him an ******* but by coincidence he just happens to be an *******.

By the way, since he brought up what an ******* he is, I hardly think it's a violation of the FAQ to simply concur with him that he is, in fact, a large type *******.

( the ******* by the way, but still...he's no TomCollins.)

Wait a minute, I get the feeling that ******** isn't "anarchist"....

Well this is easy, you probably do not have a healthy view of self - I can explain this cognitively, computationally or using old-school psychology, but it's probably beyond the scope of this response. In any case, I'm a bit more curious about exactly how you came to accept so much nonsense as gospel. Being an ******* is common and has multiple unrelated causes, but almost everyone whose views are as lopsided, nonsensical and vehemently anti-establishment as yours is an *******. Thus, the latter is much more interesting from both a causal and informational perspective.

What if all of this is just wrong? How can you be so sure that you're right? After all, tons of people all around the world, in all of intellectual history have carefully thought through a lot of things and any time they disagreed with the mainstream as vehemently as you did, they were almost always wrong (let's set aside the question of whether the mainstream was right). Furthermore, those who were right, were often vindicated fairly early and were usually open-minded scholars with mild temperament and intellectual sophistication beyond their peers. They usually also had little emotional attachment to their ideas. And the early adopters of these ideas were often not random angry people, but those with similar intellect and temperament.

In short, your marginal position, lack of rigor in thought, poor temperament, and peers who share those characteristics all suggest that you're somewhat closer to a random conspiracy theorist than an early believer in the Darwinian theory of evolution. Before you get angry at me and start another thread regarding my knowledge of X, Y or Z (though it was funny last time) consider this - that you get angry about something like this is probably a sign that you have unresolved emotional issues that are making it difficult for you to pursue rational thought. After all, are you interested in learning more about how the world works? Or more interested in proving your preconceived notions that are deeply connected to your emotional self? If the former, what explains your attitude? If the latter, how do you think that would result in anything but a self-serving close-minded worldview that merely reflects who you are, but has little to do with reality?

I've definitely seen some signs of strong intellect in your posts before and I'm sure that you're capable of better judgment, better opinions and a better understanding of how things work. Unfortunately, potential doesn't always lead to actual.

If people are acting badly towards you, that doesn't mean you have to act badly against them. Nobody deserves to be acted badly against. You have the choice to make that difference.

People aren't evil by nature, and if they do evil things that is really sad because they don't know how to do good things. The world is sick; the world is not evil.

No one would ever direct this poast at Clint Eastwood. Just sayin.

Sometimes I try to pick out who I like the best in politics. If everybody in this thread so far were to become ONE person, then that would be my choice I think.

*covers eyes*