About 1 in 20 people go _mental_ when criticized in an unexpected way. (I have the empirical data to support this number. Trust me.) They are probably psychologically _unable_ to deal with unexpected disagreement, since they usually come up with “you attack everyone you disagree with” (which is what they do, and nobody else). Some people react hysterically to any experience of cognitive dissonance, and would rather die than have to change their mind on something they are not specifically prepared to.
Posted June 29, 2009 at 12:13pm
