Self-valorization

Self-valorization is an outgrowth of the uber-characteristic trollish denial that their difficulties interacting with others have anything to do with their behavior. Instead, they substitute heroic, flattering, or self-pitying explanations for their problems.


 * I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I call 'em as I see 'em, and I'm not going to apologize for that. (-- example courtesy of Soren DeSelby)


 * I'm an equal-opportunity offender. 
 * My mission on Earth is to tell the truth as I see it - which means two things: it may not actually be the truth and it may chafe the sensitive. (user "Teller" on Boing Boing)


 * I know you're just going to delete this comment/ban me because you can't tolerate the challenge to your worldview. 
 * I can't believe I'm being censored for just expressing an opinion. 


 * Why are you a public group if you won't welcome new ideas and new people? Are you scared of original thinking? 


 * This is what I get for challenging the groupthink around here.  (In this context, groupthink or echo chamber means There must be some supernatural explanation for everyone disagreeing with me at once.)


 * The fact that you've deleted my comment means I must be right!


 * You're a coward for deleting my comments. However, there's now proof that what I said has merit!

The following sequence of three comments was collected in the wild just before the user was permanently banned:
 * Well, [site manager], you just proved my original point.


 * I've struck a nerve and you can't take it.


 * And women want respect. BWAHAHAHAHA

Additional self-valorization tropes:


 * I'm not rude, just honest. 


 * I'm sorry you find me intimidating. 


 * I'm sorry you can't handle the truth. 


 * You wouldn't react with this much hostility if I wasn't right. 

It stands to reason. After all, they get hostile when someone presents them with an irrefutable argument.


 * I'm not sure why there is this desire to marginalize dissenting voices. 


 * One wonders at the mentality of a person who takes every precaution possible to silence dissenting opinion - but that was the point of this whole discussion anyway, wasn't it? 


 * Your type likes to throw around these pejorative labels for anybody who doesn't agree with you. 


 * Now, tell me: what kind of person is so terrified of dissenting viewpoints that they will silence them at any opportunity? Answer: the {type of person whose political views are at variance with the speaker's}.


 * I have been repeatedly attacked with senseless ad hominem arguments. 


 * This is how your type always work: you lack the ability to sustain any logical debate on the topic, so you attempt to quash any dissent through intimidation, name-calling, and any other forceful means you deem necessary. 
 * That's it; I've given you enough First Amendment for tonight.
 * My ideas are too powerful/true/challenging for you to handle. You're calling me a troll to avoid dealing with them.