Well spoken, yes. But reading it, at least from my perspective (and it's all about individual perspective), there is a sense of condescension as regards OTCs.
Depends on what you mean by condescension, I guess, but I don't agree that OTC's and McClelland VA's, for example, are simply "different." I think they're different in specific ways that many of us probably agree on. Take Prince Albert, for instance. I enjoy it, but I recognize that it's not nearly as flavorful or complex nor (depending on my mood) as enjoyable for me as a good Vaper like Escudo or Solani 633. I know I'm comparing burley to VApers here, but still... Just the same, I recongize that C&D's Burley Flake #2 (mostly burley, plus a touch of VA) is a higher quality tobacco than Prince Albert. Now, I'm not saying one or the other is better in some absolute, cosmic sense of "better," but the differences are pretty clear. To wit, the tobaccos in C&D's Burley Flake #2 have been treated with more care, retain more of their natural tobacco flavors, have a fresher, more complex taste, higher nicotine, etc., while the tobaccos in PA have been more heavily processed, contain some amount of artificial humectant, plus other unknown additives, etc.
I don't see how it's condescending to point those things out. I
certainly don't imply any condescension towards those who smoke PA or other OTC's, especially as I'm one of them. If there was some suggestion of condescension in what I wrote, it probably stems from the fact that I assume (correctly, I think) that many smokers
are condescending about OTCs, just as many beer aficionados are dismissive of Pabst Blue Ribbon or, to name a previous example, Natty Light. That's all.