You claim you're interested in "healthy debate." Nothing could be further from the truth. You're interested in grandstanding. I personally don't care about healthy debate. My objective is to push the bounds of the discussion and see how big an ass you're willing to make of yourself. My opinions are already formed on most issues. I don't do it lightly and the last thing that's going to alter my thinking is some rant from a message board doink.
There's a shocker. Yet we are all supposed to alter our own opinions because of a well written rant from a message board doink?
But it begs the question - If you don't care about healthy debate, then why not bow out and let the rest of us actually, you know, debate? Instead of discussing the issue, it becomes "ALL ABOUT KEVIN", and your insatiable need to be the center of attention. The personal insults don't seem to come flying until you arrive on the scene in your golden chariot, proclaiming to all that The Word of Kevin is forthcoming - ignorance be banished!! If Kevin is not involved in the conversation, well then, aren't we all just a little poorer for the experience? If Kevin has not made sure his voice, and only his voice, is the one leading us poor sinners out of the wilderness, well then, aren't we all just going to hell?? We wind up ignoring the topic and discussing KEVIN's opinion - because if it is not about Kevin's opinion, well, it just ain't worth discussing.
Your ego may have you convinced that we little people are in desperate need of your guidance and direction, but in reality, few of us are as stupid as you like to think we are. We really don't need your "Ultimate Opinion" to either validate our positions, or "challenge us" to think. No one asked you to be the "boundary pusher" around here, especially when all you do is come across as an egotistical, pompous, bloviated, dismissive, snooty self-righteous asshole who is truly incapable of seeing the other side of any argument, regardless of the topic. But then it doesn't matter, does it? Your opinion is the only correct one anyway. No need for the other side. We just make asses of ourselves if we try to respond. Better to shut up. Better not to start any kind of discussion thread because Kevin will just take it over with his Gospel According to Kevin anyway. We should just post things in the form of a question and then wait for Kevin to enlighten us with his wisdom.
Even if it is an "act", as you claim from time to time, it is just ridiculous - the ultimate in personal ego trip, since it is all about you and not about consideration for the others on this board. It kills real discussion and annoys the living shit out of a lot of people as thread after thread is hijacked. That probably just thrills you right down to your twinkle toes, because for some reason, you desperately need to bring out the worst in people. You need to bring people down to build yourself up. You need to keep people looking at you so they won't notice how you might compare to others around you. I will say it again - you and Chopper/Prowler are the SAME GUY - only you just have a better vocabulary. And unfortunately, your gift for writing gives you a false sense of superiority over those who may not write as well as you. It is not how you say it, it is what you say. But if no one reads what you write, it doesn't matter how "awesome" you think it is.
I am a fool for even responding to you, since I know you get some little orgasmic ego boost from any kind of response, and I despise giving you that validation. Enjoy your little frisson of glee. But just remember that it came with a price.