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So in a thread where people are complaining about dismissing things offhand due to source, it's nice to see two posts in a row... dismissing things offhand due to source.

Worse yet, the source happens to be someone who probably knows what he is talking about, even if some of the systemic conclusions (particularly making things seem more like a systemic conspiracy and having this underly everyone's intentions) aren't wholly accurate.

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There is a finite amount of time one (at least one who works and is productive) to spend reading and researching. When you know that an author or a website has an agenda, and that anything that is written will be spun to that agenda and has a huge probability of leading to the same garbage, that is plenty of reason to not bother reading it.

That isnt the same as attempting to refute their arguments, it is simply a prudent use of time. I will not lack any information that is important to me if I never read/see Chomsky again.