User:Bellerophon5685

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Welcome,

This is Bellerophon5685's userpage on Wikipedia. I was formerlly known as dudeman5685. I came up with that name back when I was 16, relatively new to the internet and G. W. Bush was in his first term. Now its pretty embarrassing putting it on job applications and such. I've used it for some many applications on wiki, imdb, that its become a "brand" now. However I have now changed it to the much less chimerical Bellerophon5685.

Anyway, my areas of activity on wikipedia are pretty broad. I take a particular interest in political and social movements usually thought of as radical or extremist, both on the right and the left ( as well as some that defy classification). I do this because I think, especially in to today's political atmosphere, the phenomenon of extremism deserves an unbiased, scientific examination. Too often it is used by opposition research and partisan out fits to exaggerate the radicalism of their opponents and the "threat" that the theocratic, socialist, communist, klan etc. movement are supposed to represent and how "close" they are to mainstream politicians.

I have recently also developed an interest in lineage groups, particularly those connected with the Confederacy and the development of the so-called "Lost Cause" ideology of the South.

Sincerely, Bellerophon5685

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'back in the day, with my ride Pegasus

Awards

I'd like to thank the Academy...

		The Barnstar of High Culture
		For your hard work in improving the Tristan and Iseult articles, I award you this Barnstar of High Culture. Cúchullain t/c 05:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your continuous dedications in expanding the Tristan and Tristan and Iseult pages! --Stoa 16:29, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For your watchfulness and concern to serve Wikipedia to its highest standards I award you this barnstar. Wear it with distinction! Drboisclair 10:22, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

		The Workers' Barnstar
		This user has shown great editing skills in improving articles related to Communism or Socialism. Carrite (talk) 23:45, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

		The Workers' Barnstar
		This user has shown great editing skills in improving articles related to Communism or Socialism. Carrite (talk) 06:49, 26 February 2010 (UTC)

		Home-Made Barnstar
		For your handcrafting a pdf of the Fraina "Trial" Stenogram, a handcrafted barnstar! Carrite (talk) 15:07, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

To do

These are some pages on subjects I'm thinking about. Not all may have enough material to warrant a new page, but I hope to add the relevant on related pages, perhaps creating a redirect.

Confederate

• Children of the Confederacy
• Confederate Memorial Literary Society
• Confederated Southern Memorial Association
• Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans of Virginia
• Hood's Texas Brigade Association
• Morgans Men Association
• Order of the Confederate Rose
• Point Lookout Prisoner of War Organization
• Society of the Order of the Southern Cross

Texas

• Alamo Defenders' Descendants Association
• Children of the Republic of Texas
• Knights of the Order of San Jacinto
• Descendants of Austin's Old Three Hundred
• San Jacinto Descendants
• Sons of the Republic of Texas