As long as I have only one reader and even if that reader insults and curses me, I will continue to write. It has happened more than once that after insulting me for years some readers have apologized. If one brainwashed dupe can be deprogrammed two may follow. To those who accuse me of entertaining messianic ambitions, I say: A messiah promises a kingdom in heaven. I promise nothing but the recovery of one’s powers of independent thought. A messiah speaks of Truth with a capital t. I speak only of common sense in lower case. As for those eager to dismiss my sentiments as unpatriotic, I say: Patriotism also consists in being loyal to a set of principles that recognize no tribal or national or cultural barriers. A patriotism that is based on propaganda and lies is bound to collapse in a confrontation with, if not the enemy than, with reality.