I would like to warmly thank Bianchin and Del Bò for their careful analysis of my work and their constructive criticism. In a variety of ways they oblige me to specify more clearly what I meant and to once again reflect on my theses. I will start with the paper by Bianchin, who poses a fundamental problem concerning the strategy pursued in The Democratic Horizon. I will begin by clearing away a misunderstanding that luckily does not undermine the significance of his objection. On my part, there is no rejection of the “conjectural strategy” as stated on and then again on in his paper.