Dangerous men...

[Peter K.]

>I'm hoping, actually, that my "noticing" this has something to do with the
>fact that I have outgrown it....but what do you all think about the theory
>itself--based on experience (not wonk studies please)? If I'm right, it
>would also follow that women who are capable of self-assertion are less
>likely to be attracted to these kinds of men.
>
>Joanna

I've found that most people are attracted to confidence; wild, dangerous men are nothing if not
confident (I'm more partial to "women gone wild"). And let's face it, wildness is fun. You seem like
a decent person so don't let the bastards get you down.

    I find myself strangely titillated by Carrol's confident pronouncements and by his enumerations
of the various laws of nature, so while I promise myself that I'll ignore his e-mails - b/c I
suspect his negativity is bad for me - I end up being drawn back again and again.

    Could someone please explain why some on the left are such suckers for bad boys like Slobadan
Milosevic and Saddam Hussein?

Peter