I disagree because Daniel’s opinion is bracketed and doesn’t invite or bait engagement on the object level (nor has it gotten any), and it’s a claim-by-example that he doesn’t endorse general cowardice and self censorship for political expediency. Without his included (importantly against the current regime) opinion, the piece would be easy to mistake with (Sarah Constantin’s) Ra worship, rather than a specific, bounded recommendation.
I disagree because Daniel’s opinion is bracketed and doesn’t invite or bait engagement on the object level (nor has it gotten any), and it’s a claim-by-example that he doesn’t endorse general cowardice and self censorship for political expediency. Without his included (importantly against the current regime) opinion, the piece would be easy to mistake with (Sarah Constantin’s) Ra worship, rather than a specific, bounded recommendation.
I agree it doesn’t invite engagement—it is just a drive-by shot, ugly to any reader who doesn’t agree with the bracketed text.