[On the Road to Serfdom]

The usage of the sics is correct, but they also are used to send the more subtle message, in that the writer could probably have used other examples that did not need any sics added for publication.

Correct that is a possible reason those emails were selected. Some posters here are stupid and/or stubborn and will never admit what you say could be correct. They will just try to obscure the issue with faulty logical arguments. Your better off ignoring them from the beginning because you will end up having to give up and ignoring them later anyway.

[ApplegateRanch]

Your better off ignoring them from the beginning because you will end up having to give up and ignoring them later anyway.

True; but pushing buttons can be fun, too.