Au contraire, Ake, the two posters I have cited have made an obvious attempt to corner the market on overblown assertions regarding politics.   It is a perfectly reasonable idea ---exaggeration? perish the thought--to portray this as a monopoly in the field. Admittedly on Mudcat this monopoly is not easy to defend, with so many other eager competitors. It would be much easier to start Sensible Ideas R Us, though very few posters seem to have any interest in even entering that market.