Talk:American decline

Non-neutrality: article Noam Chomsky described as a "political activist"
This article leads by describing Noam Chomsky as a political activist. This is not a neutral description, and I would favor describing him as a historian or cognitive scientist, since both titles are consistent with his professional areas of study while at MIT and The University of Arizona. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.70.173.36 (talk) 02:36, 7 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Oops, I didn't see this talk post before I put "historian" back . I agree that "historian" is a better description. In this case, he's being cited as an historian. And true, his Wiki page does list "historian" before "political activist". My two cents.  signed, Willondon (talk)  15:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I would argue that public intellectual would be the best description, given his prominence and expertise across multiple fields.--C.J. Griffin (talk) 16:47, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with public intellectual. I think it's important to note that Chomsky has academic qualifications, but I recognize that his commentary on this issue is directed towards the general public, rather than fellow subject matter experts. Thanks very much for the reasoned discussion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.70.173.36 (talk) 10:49, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Fellow subject-matter experts? Please read this source for a glimpse into the actual impact Chomsky has on disciplines like political science and academic history.. Scholars in these fields don't even read Chomsky's work -he is essentially ignored.
 * Chomsky's a linguist with no expertise in any of the subjects he's famous for outside of the Academy. This RS here describes him as "linguist and political activist", and considering there are many other sources using the "political activist" description, the claim of non-neutrality has no merit. Jonathan f1 (talk) 06:36, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Identity
Identity section was totally removed saying it is "Contentious opinion", "without direct connection", " WP:COATRACK". Are there feedback from other editors? M h hossein  talk 09:10, 18 June 2022 (UTC)


 * This is somewhat hard, since this topic "American DECLINE" is somewhat vague, but I'd say that (as far as your addition) we should stick to sources that talk about demographic change as a perceived decline, rather than using sources about demographic change for Original Research to say that people might feel this way. (GMF is not a RS, it is a think-tank.) Your addition is likely correct, (I'm sure the WASPs might feel that way) but we need sources that explicitly say that. --- Avatar317 (talk) 01:22, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

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