Just the fact that China has a veto power in an intellectual property organization should be a red flag that this institution is corrupt to the core.
China blocks Wikimedia from entering World Intellectual Property Organization
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#212Earlier quoted context omitted.
>He was dissapeared in 1949. No one knows what happened to him, but there are some rumors that he was killed in 57. Third from the left in 1955. He was Chairman of the Supreme Assembly until 57. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Tu-bong#/media/File:%E5%BA... Beyond that, "I recommend learning about the history, then you can guess that terrible things were happening" isn't really changing anything I said, which is pri…
> Third from the left in 1955. I stand corrected - he was dissapeared in the 60s. > I said, which is primarily about how the US backed it's own military dictatorship in South Korea. The US "backed" an illiberal government with 300 soldiers. Meanwhile North Korea set up concentration camps, exterminated monks, executed "class enemies", those with property, priests, and nuns, and engaged in forced collectivization of l…
>I stand corrected - he was dissapeared in the 60s
He was removed from his position in 1957, and completely purged in 58. Not 49, not the 60's.
>Then you are arguing that the US "supported" the South because of these 300 American soldiers.
Again, this is not my argument. The US invaded North Korea with over 400,000 troops. I linked you the details of this invasion, it's common knowledge that it happened.
I'm not trying to create a moral equivalence, you accused someone of spreading disinfo for a factual version of events.
I've said that North Korea had a horrible human rights record, and that I wouldn't be surprised if their were prewar massacres. That doesn't change that the US invaded to prop up the military dictatorship headed by Rhee. Maybe his dictatorship was better than the North's would have been, I won't speculate. Either way, the US is the reason Korea wasn't unified under the North.
I have no idea what Chomsky pamphlet you think I'm getting this from, you're making up most of what you think my argument is. Let's keep it simple, Rhee was a military dictatorship, the US invaded North Korea to ensure he stayed in power.
Re: China blocks Wikimedia from entering World Intellectual Property Organization
#213Just the fact that China has a veto power in an intellectual property organization should be a red flag that this institution is corrupt to the core.
Absolutely! Unfortunately, I can't see the UN getting out of this situation with China's growing influence.
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#214Is it because Wikipedia has Tiananmen Square articles?
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#215I don't think China has grudge against Wikimedia specifically, the official policy of theirs has always been that if you recognize Taiwan, you are no friend of them. I don't think the Chinese delegate there cares about free knowledge, further it's their job literally to say no to Taiwan recongition anywhere on earth. So why should we be surprised that China does this when the United States federal government don't ca…
They probably don't like the Tiananmen Square articles.
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#216Earlier quoted context omitted.
In U-571 History was entirely rewritten as to suggest that it were U.S.A. soldiers, who captured the first German Enigma , whereas in actuality it were English soldiers that did so.
Anyone who watches a Hollywood movie and assumes it accurate is a fool. Movies are made to make money not educate. It’s like the chase scene at the end of Argo. That never happened. They just got on the plane and left but if the movie was accurate that would be a horribly boring ending so they made up a better on.
The same argument can be levied against any form of propaganda in fiction.
The change in this case was not in order to make the story more suspenseful but to simply inspire patriotism.
Re: China blocks Wikimedia from entering World Intellectual Property Organization
#217Analysis and explanation (from 2020, but the issues are unchanged): https://qz.com/1908836/china-blocks-wikimedia-from-un-agency... Creative Commons comment on the most recent blocking: "As in 2020, China’s statement falsely suggested that the Wikimedia Foundation was spreading disinformation via the independent, volunteer-led Wikimedia Taiwan chapter"[0] [0] https://creativecommons.org/2021/10/06/creative-commons-re…
not a fan of China government but in this case I tend to believe them, I've seen Wikipedia volunteers spread actual disinformation in a concerted effort especially on politically charged topics.
Re: China blocks Wikimedia from entering World Intellectual Property Organization
#218Analysis and explanation (from 2020, but the issues are unchanged): https://qz.com/1908836/china-blocks-wikimedia-from-un-agency... Creative Commons comment on the most recent blocking: "As in 2020, China’s statement falsely suggested that the Wikimedia Foundation was spreading disinformation via the independent, volunteer-led Wikimedia Taiwan chapter"[0] [0] https://creativecommons.org/2021/10/06/creative-commons-re…
not a fan of China government but in this case I tend to believe them, I've seen Wikipedia volunteers spread actual disinformation in a concerted effort especially on politically charged topics.
downvoted for lack of evidence/examples.
Re: China blocks Wikimedia from entering World Intellectual Property Organization
#219Earlier quoted context omitted.
not a fan of China government but in this case I tend to believe them, I've seen Wikipedia volunteers spread actual disinformation in a concerted effort especially on politically charged topics.
downvoted for lack of evidence/examples.
well pick any American politician right of center and check their wikipedia page.