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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources

You can notice a bias towards the state media from pro-capitalist regimes from the above.

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[–] Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml 49 points 1 month ago (31 children)

Also it's doing unionbusting

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[–] halvar@lemy.lol 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's probably because most mass killings under capitalist regimes are just generally called "mass killings". They are your regular, run of the mill mass killings that aren't really newsworthy and that we are accustomed to.

[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Yeah dude just regular mass killings that happen every day

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[–] Cypher@aussie.zone 26 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You know you can make a page yourself right?

Go ahead and compile a list with sources referenced and write it up according to the style guide.

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

I don't think OP is concerned about the existence of one particular article, but rather the various systemic biases in what Wikipedia chooses to include or exclude.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

"You know you can do this thing yourself right?"

Person does thing

"No you are using biased language and have to use exclusively sources which are known to repeat CIA imperialist propaganda like the Hamas rape hoax on demand."

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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 month ago (13 children)

People have done this repeatedly and been nuked every time. It's extremely fucking telling that all the Wikipedia true believers have clearly never actually looked into the process themselves

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[–] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

True. Would be good to try that and see how it is handled

Asking for the help of others who may see this: Could you help in listing major mass killings by capitalist states?

Will mention ones that I can remember now:

USAmerican regime - Kent State Uni massacre, MOVE bombing, BLM protestors murdered for protesting against the racist regime

British colonial regime in India - Jalianwallah Bagh massacre, Wagon massacre, Massacre of tribes in hilly states
If famines are included, then the Bengal famine, Madras famine, Travancore famine etc.

Mass killings in areas like Ireland n all by the British capitalist regime too

South Korean regime - Jeju island, Bodo league massacres and similar mass killings

Mass killings by Nazi Germany

[–] freshfusion@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fascist and colonial states atrocities are widely documented in Wikipedia, countries that we consider capitalist probably too. I recently stumbled across Belgian atrocities in Congo reading Wikipedia by accident. It motivated me to read more about it in the future, maybe "Heart of darkness" (while not exactly historical, it still seems like a good critique. By the way is it a good novel?).

[–] 1Malayali@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

True.

But there does not seem to be an equivalent page for 'Mass killings in capitalist regimes'

Even if it is documented, does it not show that how it is organised currently has an imbalance, likely from Anti-communist propaganda, things like red scare etc?

So, cannoted be unbiased, right? My focus was on that. There is no unbiased source, but only ones which acknowledge biases and maybe try to ensure that the biases do not affect the quality of the source too much.

[–] huf@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

there's a mass anti-communist killings page, but that doesnt seem to explain how capitalism is anti-communism...

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[–] sushiatnight@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago
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