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Do you realize that your main strategy for criticizing a post it to analogize the poster to a ditz with a stereotypically woman-occupied job that you think is less statusy than the job you have? You have used hairdresser, yoga teacher, pilates teacher. I feel like there are some deep cracks of insecurity underneath your sociopathic narcissism. I would suggest therapy, but in your world, that is probably something that only liberal housewives need.

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This notion narcissism is an evil is misplaced. Most narcissists are charming. They’ll get you a drink, require little in depth of conversation. This is hardly the person with whom to do battle.

The polite and mannered narcissist is an under-appreciated form of social grease. Moves things along.

I think anyone ripping narcissists is bigoted. I’d demand justice for this. But I traded interest in that for masturbation years ago. Much more productive.

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Try the prosciutto with melon. You need some protein.

And I liken you to frivolous people not because of some feminine characteristic. I’d never insult women in that fashion. I liken you to those professions because you sound like one of those people, male or female. You’re frivolous.

I could liken you to any moron (pick a profession) with the politics and powers of perception of a sixth grader. You’re insipid.

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Don't worry. Everyone here knows you're a man lawyer. This is your safe space.

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You protest a little too much to be convincing. But what do I know? I'm like a chick's hairdresser who just wandered out of the grocery store after doing the shopping for her family.

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Cryptic’s tough. But I’m with you. You can do it (Rob Schneider, or Adam Sandler affectation here... Wait. They’re the same person.)

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Then for god’s sake, try the pork dumplings!

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Well, before you edited this post, the "moron" professions you picked were plumber and computer repairmen, which I think you chose because you wanted to pick some stereotypically male professions that you believe were still less statusy than your job.

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No. I picked those as the sort you’d associate with being a boorish male. Then I realized this is where you’d go with that, as a Pavlovian sort.

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Wrong four years to be saying this.

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Wrong eight if you play to Flower as the winning voter demographic.

Biden might not be the winner. A progressive might work. But it has to be an adult.

Buttigieg handled that press conference perfectly. When a smart guy gets shit from idiots in the media, and Biden has to weather the nonsense demands for apology of Booker and Harris (which bit both of them in the ass), you’re walking into the circular firing squad about which Obama warned.

And for fuck’s sake, do not think Mueller’s testimony is going to be a game changer. Nadler’s an idiot. Follow Pelosi on this. Impeachment is Trump’s wet dream. (Ewwww.)

Biden’s refusal to apologize for that for which he owes no apology is making him look like the adult, the person of spine. That’s the anti-Trump needed. Not some fucking whiners’ hero telling everyone how awful and mean Trump is. We fucking know that. Provide a street fighter this race, or go home.

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I don't think anyone is excited about Biden, so I think he will fade. And I don't really think it matters that much who the Democratic nominee is, because the next election is about Trump. I don't think there are many swing voters who care that much about the difference between a moderate and a progressive Democrat. Democrats spend too much worry about what other people will think.

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Ha ha! For sure! I'm know that's why you really edited your response, and not because your original response made you seem even more imperious and self-important. Sorry, just ignore me, I'm like a stewardess with her period after a botched manicure. I know that guys like you don't even see gender. Like a few weeks ago, when you critiqued Thurgreed's argument by calling him a hysterical Sally on her fifth glass of Chardonnay. No weird gender shit going on there. Your response would have been just as withering if you called him and angry Harry after his fifth Bud Light.

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You obviously need to watch more strong free speech advocates who want to suppress any criticism of themselves to understand what a real man is. This may help you with your manhood issues.

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It almost goes without saying to note you’re using a straw man. It’s kind of your thing.

But here goes, anyway... I am not seeking to suppress any speech. I am advocating ignoring, mocking, and/or maligning boycotters and Twitter mobs. They shall remain free to say whatever they like, but in keeping with free speech principles, the marketplace ideas (we reasonable, normal people who do not emotionally flip out at that which offends us) will dispense with them.

It’s kind of going that way already, as these collective flip outs are so frequent that the silent majority of sane people in the country ignores them.

If that’s imperious, I’m happily imperious. I’m also sad that we’ve reached a point where to say, “Oh god, someone tell these officious idiots to stop flipping out” is considered imperious. It seems more of what in the past would be called a sensible reaction to embarrassing, overreacting behavior.