Condescending is probably the wrong word too. I think it's more a matter of deflecting a catfight that his twitter-opponents are crying for.
I happen to wholeheartedly agree with his take. And I think more of us should step up to the plate & set our fellows straight.
https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=24741312
(I need a few more thumbs-down on this obscure backwater post. Please oblige.)