I guess people feel more free to say what they really think on message boards because the consequences are minimal. It was meant as an observation, not specifically an insult, but the violent reaction (that I have also seen before vis-a-vis other people) makes one think about whether she flies off the handle like that in real life.
Always Mr. Innocent. :roll:
Yes, it was an *insult*. You've known me for an entire year. I've worked on getting an engineering degree for the past 5 years. I've had to work shit jobs to pay rent. I've never said a dishonest thing in my life. I'm fundamentally opposed to exploitation.
I start making comments about cultural conservativism. I start saying playboy is a bad thing. I start saying I expect complete loyalty to me in marriage. I say men who live these kinky single life lifestyles are wrong.
It sends all sorts of bells off in you. For the first time, I'm not saying something you agree with. You're not a family man (obviously, and you don't know a thing about marriage), you're a single guy, and you don't like hearing what I have to say. The adolescent in you is pissy I'm suggesting men have duties to their families (and these things I've been preaching are things taught to me by Christian
men). So you decide to go personal. That's
exactly what happened. As far as being malicious or violent, you corner your share of the market.
You blame it on my inherit femaleness. You call me a gold digger. You just completely dismiss whatever you know about me, and project your uncanny hatred of women unto me. Yeah, Galt ... that hurt! Playing Mr. Innocent Nice Guy now, persecuted by the irrational wrath of a female doesn't fly.
Dr. Evil, *this* is why we consider the board woman-hating. Personal insults. All the blabber from Galt and possibly others on this board, in which they talk about females in the abstract, about how evil they are ... they aren't talking about 'other' women, they are talking about *us*. As was just evidenced by what Galt said to me. I have no problem with people complaining about cultural trends, and I agree many women today are immoral, but they direct it at
all[/i] women. Including us. I know I don't deserve it, and I don't appreciate it.
I'm glad Galt moved to Europe. I hope he takes Fred Reed with him.
But now it's my fault. :roll: I'm the 'violent' one.
Yes, I was violent with you. You deserved it. You can't handle being Mr. Unpopular, shown as being a jerk. It drives you insane. I ripped your pants off and showed you as the woman hater you are. So you project it back on me, making me the bad guy.
Stop it. Stop it right now. Do the manly thing and apologize to me. You went after a board regular that everyone likes. That will never leave you. I hope whenever anyone thinks of you, they think of Galt, the irrational man who, without compassion or carefulness, called Amber a needy, dependent man-enslaver, who wants a life of boringness in an unhappy marriage, just to be taken care of.
The apology would be accepted, but a guy like you would not be welcome back in my life.
People like Galt do just as much to divide the sexes as the feminists.
I know a lot of guys like this in the Objectivist movement. They are drawn to Objectivism, not because they like the philosophy, and support living a rational, heroic life (as evidenced by the fact that Galt has said if he could, he would be a gold digger), instead they are just paranoid about people taking their money. They usually hate women too. One guy I knew in particular, I couldn't figure out if he was gay or just extremely misogynist. I think the latter. Very good looking, very handsome ... and with no women! Shit, I like the Playboy Objectivist I know, who has 3-4 girls a month better than this guy or Galt. It's really just bizarre, and this misogyny is something they need to work on. Objectivism cannot fly if it completely dismisses 51% of the population.
Although Objectivism has a lot to offer women. Objectivist women are usually very pretty and very smart [Christine Stolba has been featured in Objecitivst book letters, if it is any barometer. Also check out
www.sandrashaw.com ... oh, and
http://www.personal.psu.edu/amp237/Pictures.html). Kind of like ... they have the success and smarts of Jewish women, but feminine good looks. It's a dynamic combo. Too bad more Objectivists aren't more like me or Ayn Rand, who want to see the best for women, instead of just being permanent woman haters, like Galt.
Which, in turn, may be an example for the discussion of domestic violence -
And now I'm a man-batterer. :roll:
I have seen a lot of women without self-control, and it's disturbing to think what they may be like with their partners. All speculation, who knows.
And it always come back to evil women. :roll:
Is there some catchy popular phrase to describe that "There are just plain some assholes in life, let them be and don't worry about them?"
I doubt America has that kind of quote. You'd probably have to go to Europe to find it.
Ahhh, I feel better.
Amber (American woman, and goddamned proud of it).
