And, who to trust? Two consecutive, conflicting opinions
But opinions are like *ss*s - everyone has one
Obviously (almost) no one is reading the red bolded note in OP ...

The first comment is more substantive, one would say that the author is more objective and he knows more about the matter

Of course, if someone is looking for information about a country, it would be good to browse the topic and compare several opinions, especially fresher ones