The echoing futility of attacking Greenwald with shallow discourse [View all]

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Ok, I know everyone just loves to see another Greenwald thread (sarcasm) but I just wanted to say I think the continuing attacks against Greenwald are rather ineffective and futile.

So far, I'm not seeing substantive and intelligent rebuttals of any of his arguments, but instead a steady drum beat of cheap and one line personal attacks on either his character, or his supposed political leanings as the par for the course. There has even been other more repellent attacks that pertain to sexuality, which I will not go into for the sake of civility. I suggest this in good faith, to help the critics of the man, if your aim is to make people reconsider what Greenwald says in his columns, then attack his arguments with sound and logical arguments in return rather than shallow and ineffective drive by postings. In my view, this is the way to join the debate, approaching it with reason and an honorable intention.

Indeed, when I see the kinds of attacks leveled at Greenwald of late, it makes me want to read his work more, not less. Because if someone generates this much controversy with super heated and wild resistance, they are bound to be interesting and have important things to say.

People are certain to take the logical arguments approach much more seriously and give it all due consideration than the other "low brow" form. Speaking for myself, I think Greenwald is a brilliant writer, but that doesn't mean I think he is always right or correct in his writings. If I see a well reasoned argument on the other side of what he proposes, then I give that much more credence and credibility. I try and take a fair approach to these matters. My two coppers.