• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    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

    • Lka1988@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      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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      4 hours ago

      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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        4 hours ago

        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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        6 hours ago

        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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          29 minutes ago

          I spent 10 minutes perusing that site too and came to a similar conclusion. It’s gotta either be parody or hate mongering. It kinda reads like a teenager who made bad edits to Wikipedia, got banned from editing and then made it their life’s work to hate Wikipedia.

          That 10 reasons post was so silly, complaining about the need to check sources and verify data while providing no sources and spouting clearly skewed beliefs.

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          5 hours ago

          You can cherrypick all you want and ignore the massive amount of facts and incidents that prove Wikipedia is controled garbage.
          Keep your head in the sand and don’t be sceptical then.
          Enjoy being misinformed and manipulated if that’s what you want.

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            5 hours ago

            Can you link to these facts? I admit I have no doubt in my mind the website is at best a parody and at worst bullshit. But I feel I’m open minded enough that I’ll take a look at any facts you have to present. I tried to take a look for myself but everything I found on that sight seems like old man yelling at clouds.

            Also I’m curious as to what you mean when you say I can cherrypick all I want? What is that in reference to?