Many years ago, when I was young and still stuck living in Utah, one of my guilty pleasures was reading the "Letters to the Editor" and shaking my head in wonder and disgust at some of the attitudes expressed there. Once upon a time, the minor impediment of having to write a letter, stamp and address an envelope, and mail one's important opinions to the editorial page address prevented all but the most highly motivated crackpots from weighing in. In the Internet age, the filters are off, the chocks are away. You can fly into the wild blue yonder to…