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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Heritage exists to offer arguments in favor of a certain ideology. N
by chasingsparks 17y ago
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Heritage exists to offer arguments in favor of a certain ideology. Naomi Klein writes to offer arguments in favor of a certain ideology. Neither offers all the data when presenting their arguments, because doing so would weaken their arguments. However, I still read things from both Heritage and Naomi Klein because buried in their bias, you can still find interesting viewpoints and truths.
- dantheman 17y agoI lost what little respect I had for Naomi Klein when she started bashing on Milton Friedman, and proved she had no idea what she was talking about.
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- chasingsparks 17y agoI can agree with you given your context. For me, I am interested in political systems in general. Klein and Heritage are both actors in that system, so I find them both interesting. For people who do not want to expend their time thinking about political systems (i.e. rational people) following Klein and Heritage is not a worthwhile investment. However, my main objection to myth_drannon's comment, was that he was quoting Klein. She is hardly different from Heritage. Moreover, in this specific instance, the report in question is quantitative with a well-defined ranking system. Obviously, Heritage's underlying qualitative claim was the impetus for the report, but that does not preclude the veracity of the data.
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- chasingsparks 17y agoI did not mean to imply that he was uneducated. I was merely quoting Aristotle to frame my argument: that there is merit in reading both. If he believes it was meant as an insult -- straight-forward or backhanded -- then I apologize to him. Otherwise, I do not find fault in the way I framed my argument. However, I wont add any more to this thread, as this is EXACTLY what no one wants to read on HN.