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| ] propaganda out of Misplaced Pages, I hereby award you the ancient ''Defender of reason'' ], which is given to those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to stop ] being used for ] purposes. ] 5 July 2005 04:51 (UTC)]] | |||
| I am an old guy, with some knowledge of history, politics and art. My goals, upon joining Misplaced Pages, were to keep Misplaced Pages free from ], and to ensure that Misplaced Pages is not afraid to cross swords with "conventional wisdom" when it is false. I must confess that I have been disappointed on both counts. It is considered "un-encyclopediac" to "cross swords with conventional wisdom." It is also well-nigh impossible to dispel propaganda, or even, it seems, to ensure that that the Misplaced Pages ] policy is enforced. Under the circumstances I would suggest, gentle reader, that you think twice before | I am an old guy, with some knowledge of history, politics and art. My goals, upon joining Misplaced Pages, were to keep Misplaced Pages free from ], and to ensure that Misplaced Pages is not afraid to cross swords with "conventional wisdom" when it is false. I must confess that I have been disappointed on both counts. It is considered "un-encyclopediac" to "cross swords with conventional wisdom." It is also well-nigh impossible to dispel propaganda, or even, it seems, to ensure that that the Misplaced Pages ] policy is enforced. Under the circumstances I would suggest, gentle reader, that you think twice before | ||
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I am an old guy, with some knowledge of history, politics and art. My goals, upon joining Misplaced Pages, were to keep Misplaced Pages free from propaganda, and to ensure that Misplaced Pages is not afraid to cross swords with "conventional wisdom" when it is false. I must confess that I have been disappointed on both counts. It is considered "un-encyclopediac" to "cross swords with conventional wisdom." It is also well-nigh impossible to dispel propaganda, or even, it seems, to ensure that that the Misplaced Pages NPOV policy is enforced. Under the circumstances I would suggest, gentle reader, that you think twice before believing anything presented in Misplaced Pages's articles.
I am the implacable foe of neocolonialism. I can think of nothing more dishonorable than for one faction to predicate its fortunes on the misfortunes of another. And nothing disgusts me more than the practice, endemic among the English-speaking print and electronic media, of acting as apologists for neocolonialism, or worse, tarting it up in the various guises such as "spreading democracy." I look forward to the day when I can pick up a newsmagazine, or watch a news broadcast on TV, without getting a warmed-over version of the White Man's Burden.
And of course, Hell hath no fury like the English-speaking press, when a political leader becomes, shall we say, inconvenient to the defenders of neocolonial arrangements. I have seen the demonization of such leaders throughout my life, and since it is so widespread, it seeps into Misplaced Pages as well. Therefore, I took it upon myself to combat it, first in the group of articles pertaining to Lyndon LaRouche, and then in articles pertaining to Manuel Noriega. I was temporarily successful in both instances.
I have also authored biographical articles on African-American composers Harry Burleigh and Hall Johnson, plus substantially beefed up the articles on Ernő Dohnányi, Isoperimetry, and Musical development.
On a personal note, I invite you to turn up your speakers and and listen to a piano sonata that I composed.
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