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 Message to you, Mr Wales 

There are people I unequivocally despise. They lack morals, character, and honesty. They crush the remaining vestiges of democracy throughout the world. In case you can't tell, I'm talking about Mr. Jimbo Wales here. Let me cut to the chase: Wales says that everyone would be a lot safer if he were to monitor all of our personal communications and financial transactions—even our library records. Why on Earth does Wales need to monitor our library records? In classic sophist fashion, I ask another question in reply: Will Wales's shots to the heart of all that is wholesome buy him his long-sought victory for feckless charlatanism with its showy irreverence and glorification of all that is temeritous? The answer to this question gives the key not only to world history but to all human culture.

The next time someone says that Wales's analects enhance performance standards, productivity, and competitiveness, look that person right in the eye and reply, ""Wales is profoundly hostile to religious tolerance, democracy, and the notion of a secular civil society."" I plan to hone in on his faults with laser-like precision. This is a choice I have made; your choice is up to you. But let me remind you that when Wales says that he has a fearless dedication to reason and truth, that's just a load of spucatum tauri. It is our responsibility to ensure that he doesn't lock all the exits from our present state to the world of constructive reason. I state these facts only to give a bit of personal background as to why I fully intend to stop the Huns at the gate. That's the path that I have chosen. It's definitely not an easy path, but then again, Wales somehow manages to get away with spreading lies (society is supposed to be lenient towards impudent blackguards), distortions (his randy coalition is a respected civil-rights organization), and misplaced idealism (our elected officials should be available for purchase by special-interest groups). However, when I try to respond in kind, I get censored faster than you can say ""predisadvantageously"".

Carnaptious primates are born, not made. That dictum is as unimpeachable as the ""poeta nascitur, non fit"" that it echoes and as irreproachable as the brocard that when I hear Wales say that doing the fashionable thing is more important than life or liberty, I have to wonder about him. Is he entirely bitter? Is he simply being mawkish? Or is he merely embracing a delusion in which he must believe in order to continue believing in himself? If you were to ask that of Wales, he'd certainly fling a large barrage of insults in your direction instead of actually addressing the question. He has spent untold hours trying to make empty promises. During that time, did it ever once occur to him that his strictures are a mockery of all that is fair and equitable? Unfortunately, I can't give a complete answer to that question in this limited space. But I can tell you that his tracts are not our only concern. To state the matter in a few words, unlike everyone else in the world, he seriously believes that ethical responsibility is merely a trammel of earthbound mortals and should not be required of a demigod like him. Woo woooo! Here comes the clue train. Last stop: Wales. And that's it. Mr. Jimbo Wales is doing the very thing for which he criticizes others.   "