Alas, if I but could.

[peregrinejohn]

Sometimes people need a bit of a scolding. They get thoughtless and stupid, and it jumps right to hurtful and hateful without a pause or even recognition, and goes on to reinforce the assumptions and brainwashing that led to the trouble to begin with. So when I can get away with it, and when I can't stand it any more, I point it out as firmly-yet-

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[peregrinejohn]

Heh, heh.

I've also noticed that it can be loads of fun to skewer weak thought, especially the kind that goes all swoony or hysterical over things that they have no logical objection to, merely emotional programming.