But again, I never pretend except in my personal life.

I’m talking to whomever listens. You seem like a smart and reasonable person. I welcome your thoughts. But many of your comments border on “concern trolling” where you pretend to agree with me while you pick away at little inconsistencies. I know I’m not always right. I know I am juvenile at times and I know that I undermine my ability to persuade because I give in to name calling and profanity-ridden ranting. I also know it rubs some people the wrong way. I’m OK with that. Who am I talking to? Whomever reads it. I’m have no agenda, I’m not trying to be popular, I don’t care if people think I’m an idiot. I’m just amusing myself.

With that said, I truly enjoy robust debate when the participants are fair-minded. I’ll gladly discuss anything you want! but yes, i’m name calling, yes, I know it is stupid. I am doing it anyway. the end!

To address this reply, I’m probably one of those unusual types who reads with his best attempt to maintain an open (but not sieve-like) mind and objective attitude. My comments here and on a couple of your other posts relate to that.

If everyone is a retard or a dumbshit or an asshole, then those terms lose meaning. I got that you don’t like Limbaugh and Hannity, perceptive reader that I am. Your best point, to me, about that was your statement (paraphrasing) that they evaluate everything only in terms of how to spin it to demean “the left” and aggrandize “the right.” This told me more than calling them “idiots” or “retards” or whatever.

It’s your blog, I just dropped in. But who are you talking to if not me?

I don’t care how precise you think my insults are. I’m trying to insult their intelligence and I believe I have reasonable cause to do so. If you want to discuss something, please pick something more substantial.

I find me calling myself an idiot sometimes for some stupid thing I’ve done. I have to remind myself that I was merely a fool. There’s a difference.