Letters to the Editor
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I'm enjoying this
A recurring theme in many of the essays and commentaries on Salon is the assumption that the majority of the American public are dupes, and if only they were more intelligent, more insightful, or more aware of the world then they would certainly agree with the author.
It's a useful stance as it doesn't require that the auther demonstrate a thorough understanding of whatever issue is being discussed, and it strokes the egos of those who agree with the author.
One downside, though, is that the author has made their intelligence and resistance to being duped a cornerstone of their argument.
Now it turns out that many of these same authors were pretty easily duped, by people who lied to them numerous times. So it's fun to watch them scramble to explain all this away.
AJ