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Originally Posted by Bingo
Chomsky is very left leaning, has a history of tirades against the US government and has been called an anti-semite. None of this makes him wrong, I'm not saying that, but certainly not the source to use to support your arguments.
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So one of the most credible sources available (a professor who actually knows how to research and source all of his information) shouldn't be considered credible because he disagrees with right-wingers, is critical of the US gov't and despite being the son of a Hebrew scholar and growing up experienced anti-semistism is called an anti-semitic?
Sorry but none of the those points are any reason to doubt his credibility. His credibility should rest on how well he sources his information and in that he is far more credible than many whom one can drawn on as a source.
Obviously you buy-in wholesale to the right-wing smears against this guy. Someone at the New York Times called him one of the most important intellectuals living today. Like or not he's more informed than any of us on the issue and has the ability to find news sources that regular joes like us can't (partially because he can read Hebrew and therefore gets more news out of that region.)
Did the read the lecture Bingo? If not, I'd ask you to do so. Unless you are the type that will only read points of view from the side you've chosen.