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A sizable share of this looks like namecalling and misinformation.

• sigmar 10y ago
  Mind pointing out specifics of what is "namecalling and misinformation"?
  • Natsu 10y ago
    Not the OP, but I would presume they're referring to things a few other commenters have already complained about, e.g. as justcommenting wrote: "Both were imperfect people in unique situations, but Gladwell's distinction seems to boil down to "Harvard, game theory, & Nobel prize winning PhD advisor" in the case of Ellsberg vs. "community-college dropout" in the case of Snowden, followed by Gladwell falling over himself to redefine "insider" right after spelling it out in detail with the language of class, prestige, and societal privilege." Or there's the omission that tanderson92 pointed out: "Gladwell is intentionally deceptive when he refers to Snowden "washing out" of the Reserves. In fact he was discharged after breaking both legs in a training accident. You can debate whether that technically qualifies as washing out or not, but it's quite another to lump that in with the rest of the paragraph and let the reader fill in their own opinions of the events. But perhaps that's the entire point, and part of the reason Gladwell was chosen for this piece. Eliding certain facts can leave the reader with a distinctly non-factual impression of the man." http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/edward-snowden-army-discharge-092486 http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/edward-snowden-army-di...