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Re:Thomas Sowell interview by whatshisface on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:20AM (#24038072)
Well, the problem with opinions is that they are not that helpful. For example, I could say the following:

Sowell is a classical liberal and right. Sowell is a neoconservative and wrong. Sowell is a traditional conservative and right. Sowell is a neoliberal and wrong. Sowell is a classical liberal and wrong. Sowell is a neoconservative and right. Sowell is a traditional conservative and wrong.

Without some way to separate the true sentences from the false sentences none of them are very helpful, even if one in the pile happens to be true.

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Re:Thomas Sowell interview by kyleee on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:39AM (#24038274)
Of course your opinion can be more or less helpful than another's, depending on what you say, how you say it, and what your sources are
Re:Thomas Sowell interview by whatshisface on Monday August 03, 2020 @10:34AM (#24038225)
Well, by no means am I trying to shut you down, I'm doing the opposite, asking for more details. For example another comment on this thread pointed out that apparently Republicans usually sign some kind of "loyalty oath" that's associated with him. I would consider that strong evidence for his association with traditional conservatism.
Re:Thomas Sowell interview by schoen on Monday August 03, 2020 @12:18PM (#24039672)
If you check that part of the thread again, you'll see that that "loyalty oath" is associated with Grover Norquist rather than Thomas Sowell (although I'm fairly sure Sowell also thinks that taxes and government expenditures in the U.S. are way too high).