@tjcNJ - I recall many of the Founding Fathers writing under pen names. It makes honest discussion much easier.
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The Federalist Papers where anonymous, but not for "candor" or "fear of retribution." Modern anonymity is much different.
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- Why else would you pick a pen name other than for the ablity to be candid? The world of the Founding Fathers was small
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that could be fear of harm; loss (assets, employment, etc); or just plain can't stand up for my own ideas type of stuff.
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in the case of the Federalist Papers, it was to not bias the audience who would have known the authors' names
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