Atlas Society misquotes their own interview with Andrew Bernstein

In-house rules Feb 26, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 13 issues found

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[Parents] need to realize [that] the powers-that-be, don't want [...] kids to get an education. They want [...] kids to be indoctrinated and serve the state, and push us towards [...] towards communism, [T]hat's [their] goal.

Original text

They need to realize the powers-that-be, don't want the kids to get an education. They want the kids to be indoctrinated and serve the state, and push us towards not just socialism anymore. I think towards communism, that's the goal.

Quote text

Parents need to realize that the powers-that-be don't want kids to get an education. They want kids to be indoctrinated and serve the state, and push us towards towards communism. That's their goal.

No use of ellipsis indicated, falling back to default ‘[...]’ if necessary.

Diff

TheyParents‧need‧to‧realize‧that‧the‧powers-that-be,‧don't‧want‧the‧kids‧to‧get‧an‧education.‧They‧want‧the‧kids‧to‧be‧indoctrinated‧and‧serve‧the‧state,‧and‧push‧us‧towards‧not‧just‧socialism‧anymore.‧I‧think‧towards‧communism,.‧tThat's‧thetheir‧goal.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	~~They~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	Parents	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	‧need‧to‧realize‧
4	that‧	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
5	the‧powers-that-be
6	,	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
7	‧don't‧want‧
8	~~the‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
9	kids‧to‧get‧an‧education.‧They‧want‧
10	~~the‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
11	kids‧to‧be‧indoctrinated‧and‧serve‧the‧state,‧and‧push‧us‧towards‧
12	~~not‧just‧socialism‧anymore.‧I‧think‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
13	towards‧communism
14	,	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
15	.	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
16	‧
17	t	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
18	T	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
19	hat's‧
20	~~the~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
21	their	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
22	‧goal.

Notes

Yes, the quote really contains the word ‘towards’ twice in a row. It’s the result of a missing ellipsis. I’ve checked the video they link to but the quote doesn’t match that either.

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