Sadly, for the most part you’re right.
I have a Google alert for Dr. Sowell and it’s not uncommon to receive several alerts in a week regarding letters to the editor criticizing one or more of his columns, some calling for the paper to stop printing his columns.
The vast majority are written by leftists who don’t have a clue what Dr. Sowell is saying but understand his writings don’t fit their agenda.
Fortunately there are many who write letters supporting him.
We are so polarized that neither truth, logic, fairness, nor anything else matter. It's a blood feud.