Contrarian
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Someone who automatically tends to take the opposite point of view from the person to whom theyre speaking, or to disagree with society at large out of a sort of knee-jerk reflex.
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Someone who likes to be the opposite of the majority or have the opposite opinion of the majority. Someone can be a contrarian because they dont like people, like to be different, thinks that the minority is better or just like getting on people nerves.
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A person who disagrees with the mainstream or accepted view because he believes it makes him look good and feeds his ego, not because his argument is well thought-out or rational.
A false iconoclast who attacks the idols of truth and social justice in order to bring freedom to the status quo and powerful interests.
A person who believes they are staking a claim of intellectual daring by suggesting that progress has harmed society. -
further showing that bush is dumb.
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