Today I was told that one of my greatest “downfalls” is that I “use my intelligence as a weapon”. The first thing that popped into my mind was “Why is this a downfall?”. Why should I be chastised for utilizing a tool that I have developed over many years? As soldiers we are not told that our greatest downfall is that we use rifles and unarmed combat techniques as a weapon, why should intelligence be any different? Is it so wrong that stupidity offends me to the point of wanting to lash out at the purveyor of the inanity? If people are constantly using stupidity as a weapon to wear down my ability to tolerate them, am I not to retaliate with a weapon of my own? It’s like telling a UFC fighter not to grapple when he is being struck. I was blessed with an overabundance of common sense and I see no reason to avoid using it to remind the idiots in my life just where they stand. I am way too busy to put up with the insufferable idiocy of some of the people here and that I have to do it at all hours of the day is a burden. They need to be reminded that a little logical thought is a good thing. If you don’t fully appreciate the use of intellect as a weapon, you just may be one of those idiots.
