Poly is so right, it makes assault OK!

[friend_of_tofu]

Is it just me, or is polydad a very scary man? His response to the poster here
just makes me want to run and hide.

A physically violent response is appropriate??? Damn, I hope he's joking.

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[dda]

Considering some of the things I've read in his journal, especially concerning armed rebellion against the government, I can't be entirely sure. I do know others have said there are extenuating circumstances (read: he has some issue due to which we shouldn't question his social skills) so perhaps there really is no cause for concern.

That said, I'm often grateful that he's on the other coast.

[icecreamempress]

He's an activist for people with Asperger's, if that's what you mean.

Now, I don't judge him for that. I do judge him for his narcissism and now for his apparent belief that physical violence is a fine way to deal with relationship conflict.

Also, he just creeps me the fuck out.

[ladydreamtime]

Word. I have several friends and one former business partner with Asperger's, and none of them have said crap like that.

[dda]

I'm not judging him for that, either; I'm saying others have put it forth as an explanation for why he might not see how creepy all those invites over for dinner might seem.

I strongly suspect that he didn't think out the ramifications of his comment or how people might react; I'm guessing he meant it in terms of the "state" trying to stop him from doing something.

On the other hand, once posted, a comment often takes on a life of its own and one has to be prepared for that.

[varushka]

Holy domestic violence perpetrator, Batman!

[see_tree_me]

Actually, I know Joel and a violent physical response from him would probably look like throwing his hands up in the air, screaming "why meeeee" and slamming the door as he left the room.

He's a good guy. Just incredibly intense and direct.

[kindredsgirl]

thanks see tree me

[icecreamempress]

Then he shouldn't go around advocating physical violence on Internet communities, imo.

[friend_of_tofu]

Hurrah, a drama queen. So much better.

And that kind of walking-out-slamming-the-door crap would *not* convince me that the person in question was a "good guy". Anything but. Again, it would be red-flag behaviour.

Why do I always associate the phrase "He's a good guy, but..." with the phrase "I'm not racist/sexist/homophobic/etc but..."? Oh, I remember now - because they almost invariably seem to be used to defend indefensible behaviour.

I just bet he's a Nice Guy™.

[amokk]

Yes, very scary. Always thought so.

[icecreamempress]

He'd be doing more to dispel other people's sense of him as a violent person if he were explaining that he had miscommunicated, instead of berating everyone else for our deficiencies in reading and understanding. Because, of course, HE'S right and the rest of us are just putting straw-men in his mouth, blah, blah.

The more he "explains" the more I'm thinking barrels in the back yard.

[icecreamempress]

Note: The above was hyperbole, an exaggeration for comic effect. I do not think this man is actually a serial killer.

[friend_of_tofu]

Of course not! I mean, no-one ever said about a serial killer, "But he's such a good guy, so quiet, so helpful, so friendly, and he really loves children/animals/humanity", did they?

NB: This is also humour, for any readers uncertain...