• aeronmelon@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    43·
    2 months ago

    The church in -1AD: “Jesus is a threat to our society! We have to do something about him.”

    The church in 1AD: “What an amazing person Jesus was, join us in singing songs about him.”

    It’s easy to praise a revolutionary mind after they’re no longer a threat to your status quo.

  • Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    35·
    2 months ago

    I’m disappointed in the community note. You’d think they’d have learned the thing most high school seniors do/did. Don’t quote the Wikipedia article. Instead, quote the reference in the Wikipedia article. Much stronger of an argument.

    • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish
      37·
      2 months ago

      Wikipedia editor here; there’s some nuance. This article is listed as a Good Article, meaning it’s been reviewed by another (almost certainly) experienced editor for verifiability, prose and style, coverage, neutrality, stability, etc. This was attained in 2013, and especially for such a prominent article, slipping below those standards is a recipe to get GA status revoked. Presumably this note is summarizing a large portion of coverage by Wikipedia and thus a variety of sources. You want to read and cite all of the sources rather than Wikipedia in something like a research paper, but for just a community note, there’s really nothing wrong with this.

    • JPAKx4English
      31·
      2 months ago

      I believe there are limited sources that are valid on community notes, including Wikipedia

    • EldritchFeminityEnglish
      16·
      2 months ago

      Also, his family doesn’t just believe that the FBI was involved in his death. They provided convincing enough evidence for a judge to rule in court that the US government was responsible for MLK’s death.