You're right, I was probably frothing a bit too much. I disagree a little bit with the concept of "both sides". Rather, I think there are a multiplicity of viewpoints, and no binary split is possible.

But I did genuinely appreciate the link. As you might gather from my response, I've been seeing mostly a different side, and I think it's good to have contrast. For contrast of contrast, here's Tallbloke's response: http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/winter-solstice-pa...

Reading the two, I'm struck by the difference in tone. I like Tallbloke's better, but am uncertain if that's a subconscious reaction to his message, or simply a preference for different style of prose. ButI agree that the combination is better than any single source.