Sooner or later, being too abrasive will be anyone's downfall. The only people who continue to get away with such a communication style are people born with a silver spoon up their bum; the likes of Trump come to mind. Anyway, I'd be sad to see Corny go. Back when I first signed up on HA, nine years ago, I thought: "Why on earth do they allow this racist nutjob to post here?" but eventually I came to appreciate him. In some ways he's been quite useful in shaping my worldview, away from the Hosannah, happy-happy, joy-joy, way in which I used to see things. I was a lot more "bluepilled" before I signed up... in some subtle ways, I can credit @Cornfed with steering me in that direction. A certain youthful naivety, perhaps, that men like him are good at killing.publicduende wrote: ↑September 2nd, 2023, 9:03 amThat's what I actually thought, or hoped: that his move to Mexico would mellow him a bit. You know, he could release his tension and come back not as as aggressive and more reconciled with the world.
I now see that this it not the case. Well, I know that, deep down, he is a decent guy and his opinions, like farts, only smell when they come out in the air. Sort of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, kind of guy.
Unfortunately, after so many years on this forum, perhaps his only outlet foir this kinds of conversations, he still hasn't learned that some of his racist/me-vs-you tirades can be really hurtful. Case in point, calling Winston a useless parasite for creating a movement and a forum that did walk some (and could have run a lot farther, that we agree on), as if Cornfed is the only member who makes the whole thing worthwhile, is not only insulting, but also wrong and betraying a certain delusion of grandeur. Which is typical of lonely MGTOWs like him, yet reeks too much of "sour grapes" to be believable.
I personally have nothing against Cornfed. Yet, if he continues on this path, he will continue to be his worst enemy when it comes to engaging with him on decent, balanced conversations.
He can be a dick, but he's our dick. And he definitely serves his purpose and has played his role in the little microcosm that is HappierAbroad.