Comments on: Comments, clarifications, corrections and c*ckups http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/07/comments-clarifications-corrections-and-cckups/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:23:50 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Betts http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/07/comments-clarifications-corrections-and-cckups/#comment-5409 Chris Betts Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-5409 Regarding Ashley Midalia's criticism of Jeff Sparrow's article, I really can't do any better than quote Ashely himself on his own blog: "I'm not sure why critics from the right always feel the need to begin a difference of opinion with an attack ad hominem but so be it."<br /><br />Three long paragraph's of Jeff bashing, and one small paragraph asserting that Jeff got the concept of 'hudna' wrong. He may well have, but a reference or two would be far more convincing than learning about Jeff's interest in communism, or trying to shut down debate by implying that only experts should comment on the Gaza crisis. Regarding Ashley Midalia’s criticism of Jeff Sparrow’s article, I really can’t do any better than quote Ashely himself on his own blog: “I’m not sure why critics from the right always feel the need to begin a difference of opinion with an attack ad hominem but so be it.”

Three long paragraph’s of Jeff bashing, and one small paragraph asserting that Jeff got the concept of ‘hudna’ wrong. He may well have, but a reference or two would be far more convincing than learning about Jeff’s interest in communism, or trying to shut down debate by implying that only experts should comment on the Gaza crisis.

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