I'l remain anon for this one if you dont mind (& this is my 1st posting to this thread, in case anyone should think differently...)

Like everyone has been saying, Louisa, why give any credence to the 'opinions' (not that they actually ARE opinions) of one sad screw-up who thinks he is somehow better off by bringing you down? His (most likely a 'he' rather than a 'she', I'd guess) mentality is the same as that of a bullying Schoolchild who pushes into the Lunch Queue...he's not going to get to eat appreciably quicker unless he goes right to the front, but thats not the point of it all...the 'buzz' they get is from getting away with doing they know they shouldnt do, & shouldnt get away with. Its the same with a lot of Littering, with a lot of Jaywalking, with a lot of Mugging/Burglary/Theft/Assault..... & it varies only in DEGREE from Murder, Mass-Murder, & even arranging for planes to crash into the WTC, in my belief (& I AM in a position to put forward such a theory....)

I apologise if the comparison offends or upsets anyone....it might seem very wrong to compare something like this with the actions of O.B.L. but some of the aspects of his character have EXACTLY the same root, though there are many more signifcant ones that prompted the attacks & his other terrorist activity.

Another factor they have in common is hating Authority... & anyone with the power to prevent them from behaving in the way they want is an 'Authority figure'

His verbal attacks on an 'Inner Clique' are of course out of resentment that he's not part of it... other folks banding together in a group of friends is a conspiracy against him. The idea that others band together as a group who simply enjoy each others company is an alien concept to him, cos he has never been in that position, cos he has no social skills & therefore isn't inclused in any sociable grouping of that sort. Understandable really, as he sees himself as being superior to them, having never learned the lesson as a young child that he ISN'T the centre of the Universe. I'd posit the possibility that he is maybe an only child too. (Apologies to others here, & everywhere, who are also in the position of being an only child....they have, of course, learned the lesson in other ways than having a sibling)

Well, I have to admit I'm bored with typing this now... nothing is going to change with this person unless we COULD put them back in a Class of 7 year olds & let them work their way upwards again in hopes that this time it will make them a functional Adult...how many times would we be willing to do that though, if it wasnt working, before we give up, say 'Fuckit' & just shove him back up the junction of his Mothers legs?