Well, simply put, your ignorance is showing. These I referred to were all men known to write fairly long documents, letters and even the occasional tirade. And I am sure that in their day, there were folks, many happened to be closet Tories, who couldn't be bothered to actually sit, read and then think about the ideas put forth. And while I never inferred that Vanderbaugh somehow represented you, the simple fact of his writing, just as Paine's Common Sense made the rounds of the Colonies and had its deep effect, this man's words resonate with many and may shape the coming years.
But hey, it's every man's fundamental choice of course, to admit he might not know everything and do some studying or he can sit back and attack anything he hasn't taken the time to understand.
