Only way to deal with vandal idiotes is to take tough... -
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Published on: 7/25/2001
Last Visited: 7/26/2001
Maybe this is the perfect occasion to try out my new favorite word , compliments of Dr. Douglas Soccio , Record Searchlight philosophy columnist.Soccio recently enlightened readers about the word idiotes - individuals he described in part as self-absorbed nonparticipants..( It's pronounced id-ee-oh-tees. ).
To those who contend name-calling is impolite , I say I'm simply identifying a particular portion of our human population by its rightful name.You know , sort of like calling a spade a spade - only more specific - much as one might look at birds as a general category , then get down to brass tacks and call one a vulture , for example.
Forget vultures , I'm here to discuss vandals - a breed far worse than vultures since at least vultures clean up after themselves.More than garden-variety selfish , vandal idiotes are destructive - for the fun of it.