I think everybody here knows what ">" means.

Except for refulgentis, apparently.

I don't see where refulgentis claims Theo did. Clearly, those are quotes from the person Theo is replying to.

Theo seems to agree with that person though, and "wishing ill on a series of people clearly trying to do well" certainly could apply to both parties in the email.

I apologize, I didn't intend to give the impression my post was limited to addressing Theo. I expressly avoided addressing an individual, but clearly that wasn't enough.