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In reply to the discussion: This is Greenwald's debunk of his support for the Iraq war? [View all]UTUSN
(71,919 posts)The ones who call those who DISAGREE with them "authoritarians." Like the name-calling from CHAVISTAS.
Bye the bye, my disagreement with SNOWDEN/GREENWALD has nothing to do with defending nefariousness on the part of this or any other government. It is totally intuitive that these two fellows have suspect methods and motives, are totally NOT altruistic.
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http://ggsidedocs.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/frequently-told-lies-ftls.html
[font size=5]"Frequently Told Lies (FTLs)[/font]
by Glenn GREENWALD
.... I'm a right-wing libertarian
Ever since I began writing about politics back in 2005, people have tried to apply pretty much every political [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]label[/FONT] to me. Its almost always [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]a shorthand method to discredit someone without having to engage the substance[/FONT] of their arguments. Its the classic [FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"]ad hominem[/FONT] fallacy: you dont need to listen to or deal with his arguments because hes an X. ...."
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