BUSHIDO : Way of the Rightards ?

At last we see the cohesive yet obscure mystical philosophy behind the totally illogical acts of Rightards everywhere :

 

BUSHIDO: Way of the Armchair Warrior     from the New Yorker is too funny  and worth you're read.

 

" Once, a group of travellers were on a perilous journey, in the course of which they had to cross a river. Unluckily, their guide forgot the location of the bridge, so the party had to ford the river, which, at the place they then found themselves, was shallow but very wide. After several minutes of wading through the icy water, the travellers began to grumble, “This guide is worthless! Let us abandon him and find another!” Sensing the discontent of his charges, the guide cleverly led them into a deeper part of the river, where the current was stronger and the footing more treacherous. “Help us!” the travellers cried. “Esteemed guide, do not abandon us!”