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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department [View all]alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)We should definitely be reading right wing sources and learning their arguments and tactics. The problem here is that candelista is using those sources uncritically in support of his or her arguments. Now, if the right wing sources were correct, that wouldn't be a problem in itself. I don't think the sky is green simply because a conservative ideologue like the one candelista is relying on says it's blue. But in this case, there is clear deception by the right wing author of the piece. We should always approach such sources critically, especially when we plan to cite them in support of our own arguments. Sadly, candelista took this source at face value, probably because he or she wanted to believe what the conservative ideologue was saying.