Dan Petersen and civility

[Doctor Scratch]

noel: "Maybe seeing Dan triggers my worse responses."

There is, sadly, no known cure for Peterson Derangement Syndrome. (See DSM-6-TR, forthcoming.)

However, PDS appears to be transmitted via social media, so it might be prudent -- or, from another angle, charitable -- on your part to reduce your online engagements (if, indeed, you can't eliminate them altogether).

Peterson Derangement Syndrome. ? Is there such a thing. Is this an example of gaslighting? "gas lighters have MOTIVE. They are narcissistic people who are trying to gain control over their victim by making them think they’re going crazy or are unstable and can’t live without the gaslighter"

The funny thing about this is that DCP himself was told that if he quit blogging and doing Mopologetics, the criticism of him would cease. Or, at least, it would be sharply curtailed. He screamed bloody murder at this suggestion: “I won’t be silenced!!!” and all that sort of nonsense. Suddenly, the guy who has censored or banned dozens of posters from his blog is now a huge free speech advocate.

[sock puppet]

noel: "Maybe seeing Dan triggers my worse responses."

There is, sadly, no known cure for Peterson Derangement Syndrome. (See DSM-6-TR, forthcoming.)

However, PDS appears to be transmitted via social media, so it might be prudent -- or, from another angle, charitable -- on your part to reduce your online engagements (if, indeed, you can't eliminate them altogether).

Peterson Derangement Syndrome. ? Is there such a thing. Is this an example of gaslighting? "gas lighters have MOTIVE. They are narcissistic people who are trying to gain control over their victim by making them think they’re going crazy or are unstable and can’t live without the gaslighter"

The funny thing about this is that DCP himself was told that if he quit blogging and doing Mopologetics, the criticism of him would cease. Or, at least, it would be sharply curtailed. He screamed bloody murder at this suggestion: “I won’t be silenced!!!” and all that sort of nonsense. Suddenly, the guy who has censored or banned dozens of posters from his blog is now a huge free speech advocate.

Irony Dan, at it again.