And when I did reality checks against the idiotic, immoral, anti-American, vicious things he says, I find him a moral wasteland, and a fool. And I'll defend that with anybody, and I'll get out the books and the sources and the documentation... --Orson Scott Card, November 2004 [265]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker attacks Chomsky personally as immoral and foolish based on specific claims.
- In plain terms
- This person has strong negative feelings about Chomsky.
- What can you take from it?
- Criticism can turn into personal attacks.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is personal criticism fair?
Another view
This is a highly subjective and emotional judgment.
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