"Realists" < Hitler

I have recently concluded that no one is a bigger asshole than a person who describes him or herself as a "realist." What an arrogant statement.

First of all, when you're essentially saying is that you think you have a realistic worldview. Really? Do you know anyone else who would consider their worldview realistic? Perhaps... everyone?

Why would anyone have a worldview that they consider to be unrealistic? That's just... impractical.

I suppose the only example I can think of is someone who is halleucinating and realizes they are doing so. that would be the one situation where someone would look at the world and think, "man, my perception of things is way off right now. I sure can't wait until this acid wears off."

It's the same as when people call themselves an optimist or pessimist. That is invariably a lie. By saying that, you're claiming that you have an unfairly positive or negative view about the world, thus expressing that you know the world isn't really as sunny or bleak as you're painting it to be. Therefore, you are not an optimist or pessimist. You are a fucking realist who speaks positively, possibly so more people like him or her.

However, this is certainly not as heinous as claiming to be a realist. To anyone who has ever called themself a realist, I sincerely hope you go jump off of something.