She evades the issues raised in the comments of her critics by setting up straw men. This makes it simple for her, her adherents and non-critical readers to transform legitimate criticism into the perception of a personal attack.

I’m familiar with the technique and its destructive effect, but the current trends in politics — as well as what now seems to me to be an uptick in the tolerance of individuals with personality disorders — have numbed us to the point that we become easy prey to this kind of manipulation.

I will not read her abortion story or any other story she writes. Life is too short, and she is a waste of bandwidth. My time is precious, and I have resolved not to fritter it away on the type of person I abhor.

Thank you again.