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Is the fact he has political opinions supposed to invalidate the decade of experience / work?

Am I supposed to mindlessly parrot 'oh, he's related to the GWB center, baaaaaaaaaad'?

I'm not sure what your point is. Well, I do see what you're trying to do, but it's not honest or relevant.

Hirst is a flack. He's paid to promote an idea.

When Chevron pays Barbour, Griffith & Rogers $80,000 to tell everyone that global warming doesn't matter, (https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/firmsum.php?id=D000021679) you don't cry about bias.

If Hirst says communism is bad, it's because he's being paid to say so.

Pointing out a likely bias does bring objectivity into question.