[Huck]

The problem with intellectuals is that they want everything to be complicated so that they can tell themselves that no one but they can understand it.

I think they like the "complicated" scenario because they are cowards and this gives them cover from taking a clear stance on anything. It's always...then again...on the other hand...they hate absolutes because they are cowards.

[ClearCase_guy]

Ayn Rand covered this well in "Atlas Shrugged". Hank Reardon the steel tycoon is saddled with a little weasel whom he nicknames "Non-Absolute". In the end, "Non-Absolute" actually gets a backbone and gives his life to save Reardon. As he dies in Hank's arms, Reardon says something to the effect of: "You did well Tony."

By recognizing that absolutes exist, the kid earned the right to be respected as a human. Most Leftists aren't there yet.