Talk:Edward Seaga

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NPOV[edit]

An anonym has edited this page from a strongly anti-Seaga point of view, I've edited to reduce the partisanship that had crept into the article.

Ancestry[edit]

Edward Seaga was of Jamaican descent. His parents were Jamaicans of Lebanese and Scottish descent. This is not mentioned in the article and makes it seem as though he was a complete foreigner entering the country. His heritage is Jamaican and that needs to be acknowledged.

The two recent biographical works on Seaga (his autobiography and Patrick E. Bryan's biography) make it clear that his mother's ancestry was Scottish, Indian, and African.

Don't remove links[edit]

I have just reverted User:Lanzojm21's edits, which wiped out nearly all the wiki links. Please don't do that - it's considered vandalism. David Cannon 02:31, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV II[edit]

The article appears very slanted toward Seaga, and contains zero citations. I'm adding the appropriate tags.--Chimino (talk) 04:56, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed completely.. I'm reading a book about Seaga right now and he played an instrumental role in the spread of political violence which is still destroying Jamaica-- nowhere to be found in this entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.169.36.99 (talk) 16:36, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is a really badly written article, which comes across like a CV. I don't know where to start tidying up this article!Mikesiva (talk) 14:17, 30 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I've tried to tidy up this article. I hope it reads better now.Mikesiva (talk) 14:37, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation?[edit]

Can someone add an explanation of how his name is pronounced in the article? TuckerResearch (talk) 21:02, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's 'See-ah-guh'.--Michig (talk) 21:31, 7 April 2012 (UTC) I'm also not hot on the (let's face it, virtually incomprehensible) IPA stuff, but I'll see if I can come up with something.--Michig (talk) 21:37, 7 April 2012 (UTC) Rhymes with 'liana', so IPA would be 'siˈɑgə'?--Michig (talk) 21:43, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

(I find IPA an incomprehensible mess too.) TuckerResearch (talk) 22:39, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've given it a go in the article. --Michig (talk) 06:51, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good to me. Kudos. TuckerResearch (talk) 19:35, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Nationality[edit]

I noticed that his nationality was changed to "American". While he was born in the US, he lived almost his entire life in Jamaica, so it seems like Jamaican would be the appropriate nationality. For that reason, I'm reverting the recent change. Guettarda (talk) 23:40, 29 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Careful avoidance of subjects that paint Seaga in a negative light[edit]

As the article currently stands, there is a disturbing tendency to completely avoid all mention of episodes in the life of Edward Seaga that make him look bad. To give just one example, it is notable and well-sourced that he was repeatedly named in the assassination attempt on Bob Marley and that the culprits had direct ties to him and his bodyguards (see the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Bob_Marley). In this article on Seaga, the entire incident is carefully avoided. This is not acceptable - it should be discussed in a well-sourced and even-handed manner, not kept silent to avoid tarnishing the glowing picture painted of Seaga. 82.176.221.176 (talk) 11:47, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]