User: Herschelkrustofsky
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I am an old guy, with some knowledge of history, politics and art. My goals, upon joining Wikipedia, were to keep Wikipedia free from propaganda, and to ensure that Wikipedia 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," as much as I may see the need to do so. It is also well-nigh impossible to dispel propaganda, but in the long run, it may be possible, through consensus and compromise, to ensure that the reader gets some sort of warning that he is navigating in treacherous waters. It is for this reason that I am a big fan of the NPOV policy.
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 of "spreading democracy," or "spreading communism," or "containing the spread of communism," or "protecting the environment." 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 tends to seep into Wikipedia. Therefore, I have taken it upon myself to combat it, first in the group of articles pertaining to Lyndon LaRouche, and more recently in articles pertaining to Manuel Noriega.
Feel free to leave a note on my talk page. In the meantime, turn up your speakers and enjoy my piano sonata.
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