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| | # [[Liberal]] icon [[Bertrand Russell]] receives glowing adoration on Wikipedia, which calls him "a prophet of the creative and rational life," "one of the world's best-known intellectuals" whose "voice carried great moral authority, even into his mid 90s."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell]</ref> After 7,700 words about [[Bertrand Russell]], [[Wikipedia]] finally mentions Russell's support of the communist revolution, but pretends that Russell quickly opposed it. Instead, Russell wrote that "I believe that [[Communism]] is necessary to the world, and I believe ... Bolshevism deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind."<ref>[[Bertrand Russell]]</ref> | | # [[Liberal]] icon [[Bertrand Russell]] receives glowing adoration on Wikipedia, which calls him "a prophet of the creative and rational life," "one of the world's best-known intellectuals" whose "voice carried great moral authority, even into his mid 90s."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell]</ref> After 7,700 words about [[Bertrand Russell]], [[Wikipedia]] finally mentions Russell's support of the communist revolution, but pretends that Russell quickly opposed it. Instead, Russell wrote that "I believe that [[Communism]] is necessary to the world, and I believe ... Bolshevism deserves the gratitude and admiration of all the progressive part of mankind."<ref>[[Bertrand Russell]]</ref> |
| | # Wikipedia's Communism article omits to mention that millions of people have perished as a result of the Marxist ideology. Near the very end of the article they mention ''"<u>alleged</u> by some scholars to be responsible for famines, purges and warfare resulting in deaths."'' The article states "classes are abolished" "oppression-free society" and policies made "democratically" without mentioning those positions are really just propaganda.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communism&oldid=337705210]</ref> | | # Wikipedia's Communism article omits to mention that millions of people have perished as a result of the Marxist ideology. Near the very end of the article they mention ''"<u>alleged</u> by some scholars to be responsible for famines, purges and warfare resulting in deaths."'' The article states "classes are abolished" "oppression-free society" and policies made "democratically" without mentioning those positions are really just propaganda.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communism&oldid=337705210]</ref> |
| − | #One of Wikipedia's barnstars—given nominally for World War II writing contributions—was in fact an [http://web.archive.org/web/20140427083123/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WWFlagsBarnstar.jpg American flag desecrated with Nazi and Soviet Union graffiti]. However, this barnstar has since been deleted. | + | #One of Wikipedia's barnstars—given nominally for World War II writing contributions—was in fact an [https://web.archive.org/web/20140427083123/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WWFlagsBarnstar.jpg American flag desecrated with Nazi and Soviet Union graffiti]. However, this barnstar has since been deleted. |
| | #Although the Free Republic is (correctly) not allowed as a source on Wikipedia; the Srbrenica massacre denying<ref>Kamm, Oliver, [http://oliverkamm.typepad.com/blog/2004/11/chomskys_outlet.html Chomsky's Outlets]</ref> hate site ZNet is regularly used as a source – as is the neo-Nazi blog<ref>[http://hurryupharry.org/2005/02/27/counterpunch/ Harry's Place, "CounterPunch,"]</ref> ''CounterPunch.'' | | #Although the Free Republic is (correctly) not allowed as a source on Wikipedia; the Srbrenica massacre denying<ref>Kamm, Oliver, [http://oliverkamm.typepad.com/blog/2004/11/chomskys_outlet.html Chomsky's Outlets]</ref> hate site ZNet is regularly used as a source – as is the neo-Nazi blog<ref>[http://hurryupharry.org/2005/02/27/counterpunch/ Harry's Place, "CounterPunch,"]</ref> ''CounterPunch.'' |
| | #The Wikipedia article "Allied war crimes during World War II" was sourced to the book ''Tarzan and "The Foreign Legion"'' September 7, 2008 through October 6, 2012.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II&curid=2976943&diff=516332679&oldid=515749095]</ref> | | #The Wikipedia article "Allied war crimes during World War II" was sourced to the book ''Tarzan and "The Foreign Legion"'' September 7, 2008 through October 6, 2012.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II&curid=2976943&diff=516332679&oldid=515749095]</ref> |