>Condemn the post-Civil War Mao if you wish. It would also be
>productive, however, to appreciate his insights.
Insights into guerilla warfare? Why? There's plenty to read before that I think.
>But it is often impossible to even move to a discussion of these essays
>before the usual sequence of false accusations is levied against me.
So why not cut your losses? When you lose your audience it isn't always because they're not hearing you. It could be because they're not interested.