This letter/article raises some great points. However, the writing style is kind of obtuse. The whole commentary-on-a-letter-I-received shtick makes this diff

This letter/article raises some great points. However, the writing style is kind of obtuse. The whole commentary-on-a-letter-I-received shtick makes this difficult to follow. It doesn't add anything either; you can read only the quoted paragraphs and understand the entire message while reading only half the article.