"The male is completely egocentric, trapped inside himself, incapable of empathizing or identifying with others, or love, friendship, affection of tenderness. He is a completely isolated unit, incapable of rapport with anyone. His responses are entirely visceral, not cerebral; his intelligence is a mere tool in the services of his drives and needs; he is incapable of mental passion, mental interaction; he can't relate to anything other than his own physical sensations. He is a half-dead, unresponsive lump, incapable of giving or receiving pleasure or happiness; consequently, he is at best an utter bore, an inoffensive blob, since only those capable of absorption in others can be charming. He is trapped in a twilight zone halfway between humans and apes, and is far worse off than the apes because, unlike the apes, he is capable of a large array of negative feelings -- hate, jealousy, contempt, disgust, guilt, shame, doubt -- and moreover, he is aware of what he is and what he isn't."
Valerie Solanas, SCUM [Society for Cutting Up Men] Manifesto

what do you think drives someone to such poisonous hatred? the one explanation i can find is that she supposedly [it's sketchy] "traveled the country as an itinerant, supporting herself by panhandling and prostitution" [Wikipedia]. yet, that extract above is full of emotional rhetoric and obvious bias without -anything- to support its claims. and the most disturbing part is, there are entire websites dedicated to her and spreading her gospel, if you will. what drives them? intense psychological abuse at the hands of some?