RE: I Am a Paralegal. Does That Make Me a Sociopath?
I'm really glad you wrote this :D I could relate after some of my recent battles with the anarchists as a veteran. The comments sections are especially treacherous.
The only options I appear to self-identify as are a murderer or a dupe. Not sure if that's better than a sociopath or not.
Some of the anarchists on here are full of venom and discussions with them are about as fun and thought provoking as rinsing your eyes out with sand. Worse, some of them appear to be as naive about pragmatic solutions and strategic advantages as pie-in-the-sky progressives who want to everyone to have 'free everything'.
Some of the anarchists on here are brilliant, objective, well-reasoned, and make for an excellent ambassador to their ideology. Seek those out for conversations. I felt the same way when I realized everything I was writing is being filtered through an ideological purity test... a test I obviously failed as a blatant 'statist' :)
I agree. It takes all types. The thing is, I LIKE a lot of what they have to say. I think there is substance to it, and it's good to think about things differently for a change. I'm following a few that are reasonable, practical, sound, and above all, respectful. @ats-david is a good guy, super smart and articulate, @sterlinluxan is a great follow, although less pragmatic and more arrogant in my opinion, but he puts out fun videos and has a huge following on and off the platform, and is highly intellectual, and intriguing to read. I also like following @quinneaker, but he doesn't talk too much about his philosophies as much as just lives them daily. Like actually lives in this little village and they sort of make their own rules. Anyway. I admire a person who abides by his convictions, whatever they are. I just think they don't need to be indecent about it.