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Over linking[edit]

I removed some duplicate linking. --Malerooster (talk) 13:03, 13 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of material[edit]

I see that somebody has removed a lot of material. This is not a subject which I claim to know anthing about, but I took a look at one example of the removed material:

He was cited in 1954 as a "neo-Fascist" by the House Un-American Activities Committee, which noted in particular his article "Adolph Hitler: An Appreciation", written in 1952, in which he compared Hitler to Jesus and described both as victims of Jews.

It turns out that the first part of the sentence (He was cited in 1954 as a "neo-Fascist" by the House Un-American Activities Committee) is supported by the source given, but the remainder of the sentence is not.

I have not looked further beyond this one example. Could somebody knowledgeable please examine the deleted material and see what if anything is appropriate to reinstate, taking account of what the sources support.

Thank you. --Money money tickle parsnip (talk) 20:36, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored to the last good version before the WP:NPOV-violating edits. Beyond My Ken (talk) 08:01, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hit piece on Eustace Mullins[edit]

This is poorly written and reads more like a tabloid or one-sided opinion piece.

The author wastes no time and starts off with slurs: "was an antisemitic American writer, propagandist,[2] Holocaust denier, and disciple of the poet Ezra Pound.[3] His best-known book is The Secrets of The Federal Reserve, in which he alleged that several high-profile bankers had conspired to write the Federal Reserve Act for their own nefarious purposes, and then induced Congress to enact it into law. David Randall called Mullins "one of the world's leading conspiracy theorists."[4] The Southern Poverty Law Center described him as "a one-man organization of hate".[5]"

Antisemitic Propagandist Holocaust denier (Oh the horror) Conspiracy theorist

And references the SPLC which DHS has labeled a terrorist hate group... go figure.

I'm new here so I won't remove nor alter the original. I feel this entire article needs to be re-written without the author's personal feelings so intimately woven throughout the piece.

DavidF248 (talk) 21:00, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See the little numbers in brackets after those sentences in the article? They point to the reliable sources where "the author" got that information. Wikipedia aticles are based on reliable sources. If you have a problem with that, please visit other sites which do not hurt your feelings by confronting you with fact you do not want to hear. --Hob Gadling (talk) 21:17, 22 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This biography seems to present a slanted view[edit]

This bio reads like Eustace Mullins was Julius Streicher.

Although obviously pieced together, the overall tone as it stands, seems intended to drive people away from any interaction with Mullins’ actual work. I think that’s too bad.

Mullins was evidently a mixed bag. Clearly, he was anti-Semitic. However, I’m Jewish, and I have read several books by Eustace Mullins that I’ve found to be careful, thoughtful works of scholarship. Right now I’m reading “The New Order” about the rise of powerful banking dynasties, Jew and Gentile (mostly the latter). This book obviously reflects years of careful research. It is soberly presented with no hint of hate or anti-Semitism, at least to my eye.

I’m not trying to suggest that Mullins’ anti-Semitism ought to be ignored. However, the fact that this man did useful, meaningful work, appreciated by many thousands of people, ought not be ignored either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anim57 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any sources supporting this view? Jayjg ^(talk) 23:39, 8 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I’m sorry to say that this issue has led me to read some other works by this author, (especially “The Curse of Canaan”) which express hard-core anti-Semitic, racist, white supremacist ideas, including implicit support for slavery. I, therefore, withdraw my comment. Anim57 (talk) 08:21, 12 November 2021 (UTC) Anim57[reply]