Diogenes lived in a barrel, and walked around with a lamp, in the daylight, “looking for an honest man” -—
Diogenes called Plato a “liar” for the way in which Plato explained the philosophy of Socrates.
Obviously, the guy was a bit stuck on himself, huh?
Diogenes, and ONLY Diogenes, could POSSIBLY understand the truth, and he was so SUPERIOR to everyone else, wasn’t he?
Why, they even named a MENTAL ILLNESS after the guy!
Most radicals have a Martyr complex.
Pick an impossible position to justify, and they play the Martyr!