No. You've made, what is for you, the short trip from amusing to very sad.
For an interesting take on behavior and self-righteous indignation;
http://www.davidbrin.com/addiction.htm
"The Most Common (but Unstudied) Form of Self-Addiction
We all know self-righteous people. (And, if we are honest, many of us
will admit having wallowed in this state ourselves, either occasionally
or in frequent rhythm.) It is a familiar and rather normal human
condition, supported -- even promulgated -- by messages in mass media.
While there are many drawbacks, self-righteousness can also be heady,
seductive, and even... well... addictive. Any truly honest person will
admit that the state feels good. The pleasure of knowing, with
subjective certainty, that you are right and your opponents are deeply,
despicably wrong.
Sanctimony, or a sense of righteous outrage, can feel so intense and
delicious that many people actively seek to return to it, again and
again. Moreover, as Westin et.al. have found, this trait crosses all
boundaries of ideology.2"
mike wrote:
Jordan, stop being an asshole. Is that funny enough?
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Jordan <[email protected]> wrote:
Actually, it's pretty amusing.
And the indignant outrage is hilarious.
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