Blackwashing

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sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 59 pts · 1y
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 1y (10 replies)

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.

TheBigMike@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I don't think you paid attention in religion classes lmao

thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

dates were wrong, but heart's in the right place.

yeather@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Dates and name is wrong, a Jewish temple has never been called a church.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · -2 pts · 1y
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yeather@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (5 replies)

-1AD? So 1BC, which is before jesus was born? Do you mean ~33AD and ~34AD? Also, the church would not have been condemning Jesus as it was established after his death. You might be thinking of a Synagogue and pre-Christian Judaiism.

explodicle@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

C'mon bro you know they mean the state-sanctioned religion before and after Jesus.

MBM@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 1y

Still, you'd have to wait until ~300 AD for Christianity to become popular with the state

yeather@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Christians were heavily persecuted until around 312 with Emperor Constantine. Next time, if they want to say that, they should instead of saying it wrong in a roundabout way.

Carrot@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You seem fun

yeather@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 1y

Thank you

Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 1y (4 replies)

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.world · 38 pts · 1y

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.

JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 35 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 7 pts · 1y
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EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 1y

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.

ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y (1 reply)

"And then we'll name a bunch of streets after him, but the streets will all be in bad neighborhoods. Tee hee."

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 1 pts · 1y
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masterofn001@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 1y
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com · 5 pts · 1y
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unknown1234_5@kbin.earth · 5 pts · 1y

Brandon Herrera on YouTube made a great video recreating the shots that killed him to test if it was legit.

TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y

Readers added context?