😂😂😂 Oh man. “The author” is so disappointed! Is this seriously the basis of the commenter’s "criticism"? Did he actually read the article? Or did he just see the title and get giddy at the opportunity to make himself feel clever at somebody else's expense?

The title was sarcastic you simpleton😅 The entire premise of the article is that blaming "white supremacy" for everything that happens, even, as in this case, the shooting of three white men by a white boy, is simplistic and misguided. I even opened by pointing out how ludicrously quick some people had become to blame "white supremacy" for everything, and followed up by criticising the people who were blaming white supremacy for the acquittal.

Ah, now your opening question makes sense:

"Is there some reason readers should celebrate, or take an interest in, this writer's groping, tediously slow journey toward the obvious?"

Yes Mark, there is. The reason is that unlike you, my readers are smart enough to recognise a tongue-in-cheek question when they see one. Whew, not only not very bright, not only petty and resentful and mean, but also completely humourless. This just gets sadder and sadder.

If only you’d actually made this “criticism” from the start, instead of your smug, pretentious sneering, we might have gotten this conversation over with much sooner. With you looking slightly less stupid.