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:: It is not a false claim, he said it in that letter. It makes no difference that he said it in reference to vegetarianism, no one claimed he understood it. And it is small "l" so obviously is not the LP but the national LP responded to that actual claim. [[User:CarynAnnHarlos|CarynAnnHarlos]] ([[User talk:CarynAnnHarlos|talk]]) 05:12, 10 January 2021 (CST) (will submit this dispute to the historical committee for review) | :: It is not a false claim, he said it in that letter. It makes no difference that he said it in reference to vegetarianism, no one claimed he understood it. And it is small "l" so obviously is not the LP but the national LP responded to that actual claim. [[User:CarynAnnHarlos|CarynAnnHarlos]] ([[User talk:CarynAnnHarlos|talk]]) 05:12, 10 January 2021 (CST) (will submit this dispute to the historical committee for review) | ||
::: It is a false claim when it is in the political context, and yes, it makes a huge difference that he was talking about vegetarianism rather than politics. Lots of people thought he was talking about politics, rather than a personal freedom to choose your diet. The only reason that the national LP had to respond to the claim - and the reason it spent many years on wikipedia before being removed - was that people misunderstood his reference. Why would you want to perpetuate that misunderstanding by not making it clear that the national LP was merely (unknowingly) responding to that misunderstanding? | |||
::: For years, wikipedia said "McVeigh self-identified as a libertarian in a statement that was reported by MSNBC.com and The Washington Post; and in 1996, while in federal prison, he voted for Libertarian candidate Harry Browne in the United States presidential election, 1996." Both halves of that statement were removed separately, but that is what people read for years. Earlier, wikipedia read "McVeigh was a self described libertarian and an anti-government extremist" and the article carried the category tag "Libertarians". Lots of people were claiming - falsely and for many years - that McVeigh was a libertarian in the political context. There is no legitimate reason to perpetuate that myth. [[User:AJPEG|AJPEG]] ([[User talk:AJPEG|talk]]) 03:47, 11 January 2021 (CST) | |||