we can raise cities or raze them, it whispers

I could be wrong but I have a feeling that he's expecting an academic web forum to follow the same culture of deference that the irl South does, ie, nothing gets challenged because CONFLICT IS BAD MMMKAY SO SHUT UP, and everyone has to keep within the conversational limits of the most right-wing person in the room and pretend to agree with them at all times. That positive email on the 3rd? I can't help but wonder if its intended message was 'you've said your piece SO NOW SHUT UP'. It's the kind of pass-agg bullshit I've seen a lot of since moving to GA. No idea how similar MO manners are but oh god is this culture insane and choking. oh god.