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Jonathan Ball
 
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Default Facts we should *not* consider.

usual suspect wrote:
> Jonathan Ball wrote:
> <snip>
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>>> You can call Robbins a propgandist all you want.

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>> Robbins IS a propagandist. He has no expertise in any of the stuff
>> he's written about. He's written a book that tells you what you want
>> to hear, and being a gullible nitwit, you gobble it right up.

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> Some of Robbins' proponents like to engage in the logical fallacy of
> appealing to authority, since Robbins was heir to the Baskin-Robbins ice
> cream chain. You are correct, though, that he has no expertise; he is an
> activist. None of his biographies online offer bona fides, at least in
> terms of education or experience. His work has long revolved around
> leftist and non-profit causes (though his book sales and speaking fees
> no doubt cause someone, namely him, to profit).


I was wondering if it's pleasant to live in a
conscience-free zone, as rich leftists do, but then my
conscience told me it isn't.