Monday, October 6, 2008

#48

he'd done it again. somehow managed to rile up the status quo. his mother always said not to talk politics or religion unless you're ready for a debate. probably a lot of mothers said the same thing.
there just wasn't much very interesting to him aside from those two subjects.
the problem wasn't that people were against delving in to the subject matter. it was that people only want to discuss it if you agree with their opinions.
in his head, he could be swayed by a well-presented arguement. he just couldn't help playing devil's advocate or, more often, setting up such a satirical viewpoint that none could argue for lack of logic.
he didn't intent to make enemies. his entire social life reflected Poe's law. which is to say, no one ever invited him to a second party.

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