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Larry Sanger, one of the co-founders of Wikipedia, has even publicly condemned the wholesale abandonment of neutrality. He penned a well-written opinion piece which discusses Wikipedia's starkly partisan treatment of political leaders, divisive cultural topics, and major religions. Excerpt from the first paragraph: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘π‘¦ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘” 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘”π‘œπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘›, π‘Šπ‘–π‘˜π‘–π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Ž π‘›π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘› 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘›π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘π‘¦. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘€π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘π‘¦, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘˜π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘—π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘  π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ β€œπ‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’.” π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑀𝑒 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘£π‘œπ‘–π‘‘ β€œπ‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘ π‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’β€ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘›π‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘π‘¦. I recommend you give the article a read to understand when Wikipedia is asserting Leftism. Article: https://larrysanger.org/2020/05/wikipedia-is-badly-biased/ Archive: https://archive.vn/333u4 Follow Mr. Sanger here on Gab: @lsanger PS: We'd be honored to interview you on our podcast Mr. Sanger!

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