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| '''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre is an article that read as if it was written by the former ''Communist Party of Yugoslavia''. It was written in a non-encyclopaedic fashion and it had a dated writing approach that is reminiscent of the propaganda of the former Yugoslavia. | | '''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre is an article that read as if it was written by the former ''Communist Party of Yugoslavia''. It was written in a non-encyclopaedic fashion and it had a dated writing approach that is reminiscent of the propaganda of the former Yugoslavia. |
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− | The older article was mainly written by Editors from [[Croatia]] (Communists extremists) and supported by other Editors and Wikipedia-Administrators who have [[Communists|communist]] leanings and does not represent contemporary views. Sections of these articles are written in a child-like manner and reads like Communist's rhetoric '''spin'''. | + | The older article was mainly written by Editors from [[Croatia]] (Neo-Communists extremists) and supported by other Editors and Wikipedia-Administrators who have [[Communists|communist]] leanings and does not represent contemporary views. Sections of these articles are written in a child-like manner and reads like Communist's rhetoric '''spin'''. |
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| '''Update''': Currently Wikipedian Editor ''Joy'' and others are attempting to make the article read as less biased. The article has been renamed 'Bleiburg Repatriations'. | | '''Update''': Currently Wikipedian Editor ''Joy'' and others are attempting to make the article read as less biased. The article has been renamed 'Bleiburg Repatriations'. |
| == Yugoslavia and the Bleiburg Massacres == | | == Yugoslavia and the Bleiburg Massacres == |
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− | The Yugoslav regime was desperate to keep the massacre a secret however this all changed after the fall of the '''Berlin Wall''' and the break up of Yugoslavia. These events happened after the end of [[World War Two]]. It has been written that the massacre was a revenge <ref> Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Volume 3 by Dinah Shelton Macmillan Reference, 2005 - Political Science (p.1170) </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enotes.com/genocide-encyclopedia/yugoslavia|title=www.enotes.com "Yugoslavia."Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Gale Cengage, 2005. eNotes.com. 2006. 26 Jun, 2010 Yugoslavia: Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity-Mark Thompson.|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}} | + | The Yugoslav regime was desperate to keep the massacre a secret however this all changed after the fall of the '''Berlin Wall''' and the break up of Yugoslavia. These events happened after the end of [[World War Two]]. It has been written that the massacres were a revenge <ref> Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Volume 3 by Dinah Shelton Macmillan Reference, 2005 - Political Science (p.1170) </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enotes.com/genocide-encyclopedia/yugoslavia|title=www.enotes.com "Yugoslavia."Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Gale Cengage, 2005. eNotes.com. 2006. 26 Jun, 2010 Yugoslavia: Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity-Mark Thompson.|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}} |
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| *"The killing continued after the war, as Tito's victorious forces took revenge on their real and perceived enemies. British forces in [[Austria]] turned back tens of thousands of fleeing Yugoslavs. Estimates range from 30,000 to 55,000 killed between spring and autumn 1945."</ref> against the war crimes that were committed by the Nazi element of the retreating Axis Forces.<ref>'''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': Independent State of Croatia | | *"The killing continued after the war, as Tito's victorious forces took revenge on their real and perceived enemies. British forces in [[Austria]] turned back tens of thousands of fleeing Yugoslavs. Estimates range from 30,000 to 55,000 killed between spring and autumn 1945."</ref> against the war crimes that were committed by the Nazi element of the retreating Axis Forces.<ref>'''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': Independent State of Croatia |
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| == Yugoslavia and Repatriated! == | | == Yugoslavia and Repatriated! == |
| The article had this one very dubious sentence at the bottom of the ''Events'' chapter. Events chapter [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events link]: | | The article had this one very dubious sentence at the bottom of the ''Events'' chapter. Events chapter [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events link]: |
− | {{Cquote|[[Wikipedia]]: ''The vast majority of the refugees were returned to Yugoslavia and were repatriated as Yugoslav citizens via forced marches under inhumane conditions over long distances''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events|title=Wikipedia:Bleiburg Massacre |date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>}}The key words are "'''repatriated''' as Yugoslav citizens". Concerning this style of the written language '''George Orwell''' once stated: | + | {{Cquote|[[Wikipedia]]: ''The vast majority of the refugees were returned to Yugoslavia and were repatriated as Yugoslav citizens via forced marches under inhumane conditions over long distances''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events|title=Wikipedia:Bleiburg Massacre |date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>}} Concerning this style of writing '''George Orwell''' once stated: |
| {{Cquote|''Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=my7MokQsXxIC&pg=PA258&dq=Political+language+is+designed+to+make+lies+sound+truthful+and+murder+respectable&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Political%20language%20is%20designed%20to%20make%20lies%20sound%20truthful%20and%20murder%20respectable&f=false The State of the Language] by Christopher Ricks & Leonard Michaels</ref>}} | | {{Cquote|''Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=my7MokQsXxIC&pg=PA258&dq=Political+language+is+designed+to+make+lies+sound+truthful+and+murder+respectable&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Political%20language%20is%20designed%20to%20make%20lies%20sound%20truthful%20and%20murder%20respectable&f=false The State of the Language] by Christopher Ricks & Leonard Michaels</ref>}} |
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