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First of all, a significant part your comment is ad hominem. For example, bringing up his dyslexia and sexuality in the context of his credibility does no credi

First of all, a significant part your comment is ad hominem. For example, bringing up his dyslexia and sexuality in the context of his credibility does no credit to your argument. More importantly, some very big players have decided that Wylie is very credible. Channel 4's investigation, which featured Cambridge Analytica's CEO bragging about conducting campaign bribery and blackmail on camera, was based primarily upon his whistleblowing to The Guardian's Carole Cadwalladr. Britain's libel laws are quite strict, so Wylie was extensively vetted before Guardian was confident enough to publish without fear of being sued. And Channel 4 approved the undercover investigation of CA on the basis of Wylie's information. Also, with these kinds of blockbuster investigative reports, the legal department gets involved in vetting whistleblowers. Based on all this, along with Wylie's testimony to parliament today, as well as his willingness to testify under oath to the US Congress, I'd say his credibility is quite high unless specifically proven otherwise.

downandout 9y ago
Bringing up his dyslexia and sexuality in the context of his credibility does no credit to your argument. I pasted his own quote. That is how he describes himself in the media. That is the only reason I found it relevant - because he found it relevant. In the quote I copied, he also said that he is both Canadian and a vegan, but somehow you didn’t take issue with that. Is it now not PC to copy and paste exact quotes from people? The rules change so often...I can’t keep up. With regard to the rest of your comment, again, my comment was in response to his Palantir claim. Did he present any evidence of his Palantir claim?
- jnbiche 9y ago
  > Is it now not PC to copy and paste exact quotes from people? The rules change so often...I can’t keep up. You brought it up in the context of questioning his motives and credibility. By the way, I'm a big admirer of folks like Jonathan Haidt and Jordan Peterson, just to give you an idea of where I'm coming from. I hate PC. But I also can't stand ad hominem attacks, and a very significant part of your comment discussed things that have no bearing on your argument. > With regard to the rest of your comment, again, my comment was in response to his Palantir claim. Did he present any evidence of his Palantir claim? There's turned out to be a ton of evidence to back up his Cambridge Analytica claims. And his Palantir claims just came out today. On the basis of those two facts alone, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. If he's lying, I'm sure it will come out. But I'm skeptical he's making this all up.
  - downandout 9y ago
    You brought it up in the context of questioning his motives and credibility. No, I brought up a quote in which he claimed to have created “Steve Bannon's psychological warfare mindf--k tool.”. That kind of crazy, megalomaniacal claim is directly relevant to his credibility. The extraneous stuff you have taken issue with was a part of that same sentence that he created. Now I’m supposed to splice his own sentences in order to avoid false allegations like yours? Regardless, you’ve masterfully executed a standard tactic of the liberal media. Make a salacious, false allegation against someone that presents evidence that hurts your position - knowing that even when proven wrong later, a far smaller percentage of people will see or pay attention to that result than saw the initial allegation. Congratulations, you have graduated from the CNN/HuffPo school of journalism.
    - jnbiche 9y ago
      So what does his dyslexia, ADHD, and being bullied have to do with that quote, exactly? Why bring those up?
      - downandout 9y ago
        Because all of those factors add up to someone desperate for attention that would do anything for it. That speaks to credibility. Further, suing a school for bullying...something that millions of people experience...is a bit out of the ordinary is it not? What percentage of school children do that? It shows a certain hunger for money and attention, from a very young age, that others don’t have.
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        chess_buster 9y ago
        Just your narrative…
        9y ago

downandout 9y ago

Bringing up his dyslexia and sexuality in the context of his credibility does no credit to your argument. I pasted his own quote. That is how he describes himself in the media. That is the only reason I found it relevant - because he found it relevant. In the quote I copied, he also said that he is both Canadian and a vegan, but somehow you didn’t take issue with that. Is it now not PC to copy and paste exact quotes from people? The rules change so often...I can’t keep up. With regard to the rest of your comment, again, my comment was in response to his Palantir claim. Did he present any evidence of his Palantir claim?

jnbiche 9y ago
> Is it now not PC to copy and paste exact quotes from people? The rules change so often...I can’t keep up. You brought it up in the context of questioning his motives and credibility. By the way, I'm a big admirer of folks like Jonathan Haidt and Jordan Peterson, just to give you an idea of where I'm coming from. I hate PC. But I also can't stand ad hominem attacks, and a very significant part of your comment discussed things that have no bearing on your argument. > With regard to the rest of your comment, again, my comment was in response to his Palantir claim. Did he present any evidence of his Palantir claim? There's turned out to be a ton of evidence to back up his Cambridge Analytica claims. And his Palantir claims just came out today. On the basis of those two facts alone, I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt. If he's lying, I'm sure it will come out. But I'm skeptical he's making this all up.
- downandout 9y ago
  You brought it up in the context of questioning his motives and credibility. No, I brought up a quote in which he claimed to have created “Steve Bannon's psychological warfare mindf--k tool.”. That kind of crazy, megalomaniacal claim is directly relevant to his credibility. The extraneous stuff you have taken issue with was a part of that same sentence that he created. Now I’m supposed to splice his own sentences in order to avoid false allegations like yours? Regardless, you’ve masterfully executed a standard tactic of the liberal media. Make a salacious, false allegation against someone that presents evidence that hurts your position - knowing that even when proven wrong later, a far smaller percentage of people will see or pay attention to that result than saw the initial allegation. Congratulations, you have graduated from the CNN/HuffPo school of journalism.
  - jnbiche 9y ago
    So what does his dyslexia, ADHD, and being bullied have to do with that quote, exactly? Why bring those up?
    - downandout 9y ago
      Because all of those factors add up to someone desperate for attention that would do anything for it. That speaks to credibility. Further, suing a school for bullying...something that millions of people experience...is a bit out of the ordinary is it not? What percentage of school children do that? It shows a certain hunger for money and attention, from a very young age, that others don’t have.
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      - chess_buster 9y ago
        Just your narrative…
        9y ago