Slop.

Goodness. Right. I'm not going to bother quoting you, I'm just going to go down the line of what you're saying here.

1. Why are you assuming that I am operating under a framework that's at all similar to you? Decrying these Etsy Witch types as the obvious charlatans they are means nothing regarding my respect levels for the beliefs of even people who follow hegemonic religions - indeed much of my practice is fundamentally derived from a hegemonic religion, that being Christianity. I criticize religions for their effects in the real world, like maintaining hegemony, and when I think they follow entities that while real are Not Good - meaning that yes, I do think that their magic works, it's just different frameworks and lenses and methods. This is a massive simplification, naturally, but I do not have the arrogance to believe I am special, as you baselessly and very rudely put it.

2. If that is a requirement of materialism (it is not except in the most vulgar sense of the word) then oh well, I am not a materialist. I am not going to deny my own experiences for the sake of being socially acceptable in internet communist circles.

3. Much of my practice is derived from Gnosticism and I mostly agree with you on the subject of the Christian god, although it's a bit complex when one really picks things apart. Anyway, point being, yeah that's fair enough, I respect that you are an equal-opportunity hater in this respect.

4. My friends, I should note, generally have much more similar beliefs to me than they do to you, and there have been a number of occasions where they've attested that my advice on this sort of subject and my assistance with rituals and such has been helpful. That's good enough for me, bluntly.