And others would assume, that there are other philosophies out there regarding ssl everywhere. So the question is, who's POV has more validity and logical rigor attached to it. I actually can't see any side winning here on a purely logical level. Only on an ideological level. At least as long as we are talking about consuming public information.

Am I in favor of the aggressiveness of OP in other posts? No. Am I using SSL myself. Hell yes.

Nonetheless, I understand that there are people who feel that consuming public information like on a private homepage is nothing that necessitates using SSL. Even if I myself have a different ideology/value set governing my decision.

I once heard the comparison that it is like the difference of sending a letter and sending a picture postcard. Not sure if I buy into that, but I can't argue against it on a purely rational basis.