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I Believe in You, Even Though You're Wrong

By: Xerjester
12.02.02

"Stop staring at me. It's a skin condition...no...really"

I'm a glutton for punishment. I'm a sadist. What can I say? I like the more painful things in life, because inevitably they are the more interesting things that said life has to offer. The reason I point this out is because I've decided to re-hash something I've vented on numerous times before, and it's something that always leaves me with nothing more than a migraine and a burning urge to carry out Jihad at the local Wal-Mart.

Batten down the hatches people, this one's going to level some belief systems. Lock and load, pray to God, burn a church,duck and cover, sit and spin, slip and slide, PREPARE.

Born-again Jesus Freaks. Neo-Nazis. Skinheads. Ku Klux Klan -ers. Protesting Vegans. NRA activists. Anti-abortionists. Pro-abortionists. Militant Muslims. Others of like nature. All these have two unifying factors in common:

1. The fundamentalist mentality and all it entails.
2. The annoying need to press their beliefs on everyone else, and the ego that comes with it

Got all that? Ok, here we go.

The catalyst for this latest venture into this dark dark alley comes from a recent bout of topics springing up at a good many of the forums I check now and again. Seems that everyone and their brother has decided to take up their cross for this, that and the other thing, but they're all going about it in the same methodical, repetitive, and ultimately STUPID way. It's like the Jehovah's witnesses, except instead of knocking at your door they're logging onto your forum to pander their shit.

Answer: Door to Door target practice.

Hee hee hee. I have an internet connection too. Come to Daddy.

It's far more annoying dealing with these fuckchops online than it is in real life. Online they get to hide behind their anonymity and clever avatars, instead of being dealt with personally where they're more apt to resort to name calling and sometimes relying on nothing but their brainstems and taking a swing at you.

See, none of them can truly back up their claims in person unless they can play the safety in numbers game with their buddies to back them up. Seriously, you can pick apart their entire logic frame in mere seconds because they all present the same argument but with slightly altered truths. It's sad but kinda funny to watch it in practice.

But online, you don't get that luxury, and before you can finish hitting the "post" button they've already chimed in something else equally lame, or otherwise something else equally annoying as their first post.

So the choice then is to ignore it (and that's no fun is it?) or reply to it and keep pace. But it doesn't do any real good. See, these individuals are egomaniacs.

Yes, Dave was quite the charmer in Grade school.

Yes, it takes one to know one, but pay attention.

They always assume the stance of "Here is my belief. This is why I believe it. You are wrong if you do not think as such. Please don't confuse me with facts, because you are wrong" and so on and so forth. They do this for something I like to call "ego masturbation"; in other words, their stroking their own egos because they can't find or pay anyone to do it for them.

I guess that means corporate "yes men" are like ego prostitutes.

So initially it's pointless to debate with these types simply because they won't take in a single thing you offer up, but will be more than happy to repeat, rehash and otherwise revive their same arguments over...and over...and over. This is where the migraine begins. It is a pain that is nearly flawless.

It doesn't get much more painful than THIS, people.

I'm a sadist- remember this. So like any good sadist, I have a propensity for doling out the pain as I receive it.

It's time to share the hate, and I care to share every last fucking ounce of my Grade-A variety with these people. Forget arguing with them, the idea here is to shut them down and leave them squealin' from the feelin'.

Now, don't get me wrong. I think it's fantastic that Person A and Person B are so vigilant in what they believe in. I have my beliefs as well, we all do on one thing or another. It's when they try to slam-fuck their worldview down your throat that problems begin to arise. Unless you swallow....then I suppose it's all kosher.

Heh heh heh...he said "swallow"...like the sexual swallow...heh heh heh.

Well, since one good turn deserves another, here's your slice of anal rape, Mr.. Fundamentalist mind. and no lubrication for you either.

Don't argue with these types, don't commence civil debate with their issues, don't try for adult-natured conversations or higher-level thinking with their policies. Obliterate them. Destroy the heart of what they are trying to force on you. Turn the tables. Get on top, bitch.

Since you don't have the advantage of cornering these dippity-fucks in person, you have to act quickly to shut them down. All they can fall back on in the end is flooding, pointless insults, or my personal favorite: "Let's just drop it, ok?". That's when you have them. That's when they cease to be anything more than another idiot poster who's posts have no bearing or weight.

In truth, you not only ripped them off their cross, but set fire to it and danced around the flames. Yes, you may dance naked if you wish- but it's a privilege...not a right.

"And in addition to this, your exciting tour of Alabama will include a Bible bonfire!"

Put some clothes on you fat prick.

Now this isn't classic-case scenario for everyone. It's ideal to try to open up others to new things, beliefs, cultures, views. But the person who is taking the step to expose others to what they think had better be open minded enough to accept the different views of others. Otherwise, the system breaks down, and assholes like me step in to kill, crush, and destroy. It's just easier to have a care in the beginning and come into everything ready to listen as much as talk. One can't be deaf to others online, because there's no sign-language in the forums.

I don't know sign language, so I'll just yell louder until they can hear me, or until their heads explode. Either or is an acceptable outcome.

CAN - YOU - HEAR - ME - NOW?! No? *prepares megaphone*

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