"If I follow you correctly, Buchanan cited a source that
wasn’t original." <br><br>No. You don't "follow me correctly." If you read what I wrote you would see that I document how Buchanan SYSTEMATICALLY misrepresented his sources, who in turn misrepresented their sources. This is not a "technical error" but a technique of deception. Technically, it is called "plagiarism." Being a celebrity author, Buchanan's false narrative will get circulated by fans and admirers until it acquires the "authority" of repetition.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Natalie Golovin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:10natalie@cox.net">10natalie@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hello Sandwichman, If I follow you correctly, Buchanan cited a source that
wasn’t original. Granted, he’s a political journalist, not a scholar and his
editor(s) are not first rate. But I see this as a technical error and doesn’t
carry enough weight to destroy the coherence of his opinions- which are what
terrify the left. Buchanan attempts to convince readers that man is not
centrally controlled by economic decisions. He cites the offsetting ties of
religion, culture/ethnicity/race, and claims in his latest book, that tribalism
is winning hearts & minds despite the energies of academia, governments
& corporations. Personally, I think people are influenced by a multiplicity
of factors whose weights change depending on personal and external factors. And
it’s intellectually dishonest to dismiss an entire viewpoint based on limited
documentation. I happen to respect his strong stance against regime-change war
& enjoy all sides of an argument-which is why I remain on this mailing
list.</div></div></div></div>
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