US attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit status
US attorney for DC accuses Wikipedia of ‘propaganda’, threatens non-profit status
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'Spreading propaganda': Trump administration targets Wikipedia
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The fucknut Martin is working for Leon Hitler.
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Facts and truth are now propaganda....smells like FASCISM.
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And of course, this is all about people pushing zionist land theft. If they arent busy beating students, buying politicians, and threatening universities, they are trying to literally rewrite history and limit everyones access to information they dont agree with. And they somehow think there will never be any blowback for any of this behavior. They really do literally think we are all sheep.
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Alright
Show me the exact article that is propaganda, and why
Obviously you'll have to add citations on your end to show why exactly it would be propaganda and oh yeah,there is the issue
Wikipedia isn't bad because it's propaganda, Wikipedia is bad because it's not propaganda
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Why do that when they can lie through their teeth to just get it shut down altogether?
Remember: "'Meet me in the middle,' says the unjust man. You take a step forward, he takes a step back. 'Meet me in the middle,' says the unjust man."
There is no arguing sense and logic with these people. Their goal is to make you suffer. Nothing else.
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Show me the exact article that is propaganda, and why
Here's Pulitzer prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald giving you a few examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwAJG1O8fE
Here's Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger arguing why Wikipedia is the “Most Biased Encyclopedia in History": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR6dO8U8okk
However, there is no reason to trust that the Trump administration has any good intentions behind their current attack on Wikipedia. My suspicion is that they want even more control and propaganda - just in their favor.
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I found a thread with 10 reasons not to trust Wikipedia. One of the reasons listed is citogenesis. Under that they write 3 paragraphs in which they first say most people don't know what citogensis is. In the remainder of the 3 paragraphs they never explain what it is. I cant tell if that is a parody site or not.
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It's funny you think these are credible sources. Says more about you than it does Wikipedia, speaking of not having a clue.
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No surprise there - Republicans have hated Wikipedia pretty much from the start, since they require valid attribution and constantly fact check, which means the Republicans can't spin their lies.
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Fortunately whatever happens, wiki is downloaded all over the world. If they try to “regulate” or shut it down, it will just pop up abroad.
You cannot suppress open source info.
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Some of the contentions in Martin’s letter echoed a report published in March by the Anti-Defamation League, a leading Jewish civil rights organisation, alleging “widespread anti-semitic and anti-Israel bias on Wikipedia”.
What a fucking surprise 🙄 Facts are antisemitic now.
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Anti-Israel, anti-fascist, anti-apartheid, pro-Palestine != anti-semitic.
The ADL can go fuck themselves for propagating otherwise.
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Then move the foundation to the EU and tell him to pound sand
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Hopefully sites like Wikipedia and Internet Archive already have backup sites not located in the US.
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You can download the entire thing. Anyone can. I have a copy from earlier this year.
Use Kiwix if you want to use it offline.
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would it be better to find a torrent so I can share to others who need it?
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Any source of factual information to the public is a threat to an authoritarian regime
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Fascist pig
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I donate to them about once a year, but this is a good excuse to donate again.
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Go ahead, may they move somewhere else as fast as possible. As soon as we remove useful services from their grasp the better.
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They should just reincorporate elsewhere.
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AFAIK other language Wikipedias already are incorporated "elsewhere" (the world¹).
¹ there actually is one outside the US
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Wikipedia is indeed propaganda.
It can and is being manipulated, this has been proven plenty times.
And people often link to it as their source.
It has zero credibility.
It's good for looking up flowers, food or whatever.
Anything remotely political is tainted.-
It’s good for looking up flowers, food or whatever..
So whatever is not remotely political?
K
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