You Can’t Mean It

Publisher’s Note:
Today is the 72nd anniversary of Joe Sobran’s birth.
Happy Birthday, Joe!

Griffin Internet Syndicate, October 28, 2004 — I just got a message from a friend who nearly always disagrees with me. His disagreement usually takes the form of an irritable accusation: to wit, that I can’t really mean what I say.

I know how he feels. It’s irrational, but we all tend to get angry when others disagree with us. That’s because we are so right that nobody in his right mind could honestly...