Comment of the Decade
Wow, I haven't gotten flamed like this in years ... I'd have to go back to my old Usenet arguments to find something this good (from Karol's blog):
I'm not bashing him for being gay, you smarmy, obnoxious, sanctimonious little twit. I'm bashing him for being cavalier about his body, and then expecting people who aren't as irresponsible as he is to pay for the consquences of his reckless behavior.
You can call me a "homophobe" or any of the other imbecilic, non-descriptive neologisms you PC fascists have invented in order to escape debate, and avoid addressing the issue, but it's not going to work. I've dealt with hundreds of leftist jackassses and liars-most of them more swift than you-and being accused of not absorbing the proper groupthink, and having been castigated by one of you shrill harpies for not blindly accepting the backwash of liberal "thought," isn't going to deter me from expressing my opinion.
Posted by: Gerard at June 5, 2006 06:50 PM
Awesome!
I agree with the "smarmy, obnoxious, sanctimonious" part, but the rest ... eh. And the idea of me being a "PC fascist" is just spectacular.
update He later says:
I'm not the petulant one who seems to be incapable of mounting a defense of his point of view without resorting to personal insults.
That was ok, but it's not quite as good as a Usenet flame.
For those of you who have no clue about the Usenet, I'll tell you the important part: no thread goes more than seven messages without erupting into a verbal brawl.
Posted by: Od-ll on June 6, 2006 12:34 AM | permalinkThe thing is, Usenet (for all its flaws, and they were manifold) taught you to write carefully. Because if you made one weak argument or one inaccurate statement, people would pounce on it. It was good training for blogging.
Posted by: Joe Grossberg on June 6, 2006 11:17 AM | permalinkNo more comments! Either someone has violated Godwin's Law, I'm tired of the discussion or, most likely, the ten-week window has closed. You can, however, contact me through email.