Malignant, idiot shit? Oh well! Here is a link to the only piece of writing Carrol has ever done that I thought showed some psychological (oh, oh!) understanding on the subject.
http://www.mail-archive.com/marxism@lists.panix.com/msg05074.html
As well as overreacting to Chris Brady's admittedly insensitive post to Lou's list.
Michael Pugliese
P.S. To Doug, ever thought of adding a search function to the archives?