Ginerva’s got it goin’ on:

Martyrdom is not selflessness.

Go read the entry, and especially follow that first link within. Excellent stuff in there.

Aw, hell, I’ll just give the link here, too: Conversational Terrorism. Don’t let it happen to you… and don’t take part in it! (For the record? Yeah, I’m guilty of any number of things listed on that page. I’m working on that, though…)