Dear Gary Younge,

I thoroughly enjoyed your piece today. It was incisive, studious and intellectual - as always. I especially liked the David and Goliath metaphor, and will quote it in argument as soon as I find a suitable opportunity!

My perception is that many of those you described as ‘Goliaths’, are, in the modern era of political correctness and liberal thought, better described as ‘Davids’ - if only in terms of their size, and underdog status. They do not however have the honour of David, as the mud they sling is petulant and unnecessary. These men and women who currently seek to inspire reactionary *isms, do so because their perceived birthright has (and still is) being intellectually and memetically dismantled. Their desperate radicalism - ironically similar to al Qaeda’s regressive mindset (and perhaps just as bloody) - increases as their true grip on power diminishes. I accept that their inherited power gives them the stature of Goliath wielding an impressive sword, but the liberal mindset is armed with an unconventionally mighty weapon - the pen, and shall ultimately overcome.

Orwell said in ‘1984′, “the object of power is power”. The object of *ism is *ism, regardless of how it is dressed up. Hopefully commentators like yourself will continue to strip away their facades and expose their bravado as last-ditch cowardice. You must.

Keep up the good work.

Best regards,

nosa