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Glenn Greenwald is known for taking quotes out of context in order to deliberately misrepresent people such as Sam Harris.

• nikcub 10y ago
  I'd be interested in an example of this if you have one, because I read all the source materials in this story and found his arguments compelling (after initially buying into the narrative)
  • indy 10y ago
    Here are some links describing incidents where Glenn Greenwald has taken quotes out of context: http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/dear-fellow-liberal2 http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/dear-fellow-liberal2 http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/on-the-mechanics-of-defamation http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/on-the-mechanics-of-defam... https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/803464221786677248 https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg/status/803464221786677248 Edit: And just to add in this particular case I'm in agreement with you, his arguments do seem compelling.
    • confounded 10y ago
      I've only read the first two stories, but I'm struggling to see how they reflect badly on Greenwald. The context does not change the meaning in either context.
      • FabHK 10y ago
        This is not the right place for this discussion, but in both cases the accusations in the pieces retweeted by Greenwald (Harris as 1. a bigoted "scientific racist", 2. a "genocidal fascist maniac") are not supported when Harris' quotes are seen in context. Greenwald's condemnation of The Guardian's summary of Assange's interview seems accurate. But Greenwald's assessment of Harris, and his tweets in that matter, seem very biased.