It's Not Really Something To Be Proud Of, OWL!

 Your I'm a contrarian, act!  But yes.  There is this mostly unaffiliated cadre who are proud about being contrarian. Which is not the same as being an iconoclast.

According to Merriam-Webster, an iconoclast is:  

 a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions.

But a contrarian is:

someone who takes an opposing position or attitude, especially one that rejects the majority opinion. 

It seems similar, but the iconoclasts tend to mean it. Contrarians are likely to be doing it for shits and grins.  It's all about intent.  Think about those assholes who say they want to do a thought experiment, and then say something shocking and trollish?  Yecch!  Fuck those guys!

Anyway.  The OWL has an annoying habit of rewriting the articles she sometimes posts on her blog. Edit  by word suggestions, more than even at the full sentence level. Which can be vexing, when she spins critics of bozo.  But at least she is doing it in public, honestly?  As opposed to the spin doctors who actively seem to be either in denial that bozo is a dangerous, mentally diseased person.  Or, are willing to play along that he isn't, for whatever base and vile reasons.

I think she might actually be somewhat sincere in her feeling sorry for bozo being called a dangerous, mentally diseased person, when called or inferred to be a dangerous, mentally diseased person.  Like in the article that OWL posted about today.

Some people might believe that in of itself is evidence of one being a dangerous mentally diseased person, themselves. I invite you to guess if I believe that?

In another light.  This whole contrarian act is pretty much an invitation to anyone who sees it, to assume the worst about the contrarian. That they might actually believe the contrarian bullshit they publish, while being contrarian.

Which is why the contrarian act is lame, and for morons. 

Express yourself clearly about what you believe, or don't.  You do you, boo.  And if you don't?  Any misunderstand is on you boo!