You can come up with an original opinion I promise, you don’t have to parrot the dumbest people possible, no one if giving kids porn you mouth breather.
No one is giving porn to kids you’re talking out your ass and repeating the opinions of the dumbest people on earth. I work in a school and have tons of friends and family who work in schools, it’s an INSULT to us to assume we would do something vile like that.
the land of the free ? what is it to be a patriotic
american ? of course not the kind of person
the us army service forces where warning your
grandparents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4
Fascism is born of austerity. When the bullies realise there are only a few sweets to go around so they make sure they have most of them, bc they were brought to believe they were 'special', others were inferior.
Book burning is book burning however you look at it. Especially when the reasons for it are exactly the same. A shame some people havnt moved on in nearly 100years ! Is this ‘the good ol’ days’ MAGA want to return to ?
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The funny thing about books is if you read a lot of them it will quickly become clear which ones are substantially more garbage compared to their betters
In December 2024, New Jersey enacted the Freedom to Read Act which prohibits public and school libraries from banning books based on the origin, background, or views of the material or its authors.
Florida banned 4500+ books, but what were the topics of said books? You can say that the Third Reich was wrong at a glance for book burnings, until you start asking about the books getting incinerated. Then they suddenly stop being the villains on that front.
A lot of the books banned weren't about sex but about identtity or even just a normal kind of book instead of having a boy and a girl it had a boy and a boy or a girl and girl and a lot of other kinds of book which were sexual at all, granted some books made sense but not all +4500
All libraries adhere to federal laws regarding obscene materials. These books are banned because of a discriminatory rationale against the views of the authors.
Well, as a Ukrainian i'd argue. Books full of russian propaganda (basically all russian literature) don't belong in our libraries or book stores. As someone above said - some people just can't make good decisions. Some books should only be available to be studied by scholars.
Outstanding! I was born in Germany after WWII when my Dad was commander of a U.S. base and Mom was an Army RN. Was a long haired hippie, marched for Civil Rights, got my nose broken and arrested. Never really changed and it cost me in my professional career. Now retired living on Social Security.
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That man taught me to read before I ever walked into a classroom. His role in Roots taught me about empathy and cruelty, and that there is more to history than what textbooks will gloss over. His role in Star Trek taught me to be specific, be authentic even if it’s embarrassing, and to persevere.
I can only think of the 3. the American republican party the Nazis . And the college kids that took refuge in the New York City library during the massive storm that was responsible for taking millions of lives caused by global warming .in the movie the day after tomorrow.
And this is by definition. A "good side" should never try to ban anything, but to advocate for education powerful enough that would allow people to criticize such "bannable content", to the point it cannot be harmful to society and even become a cautionary tale. That's evolution! :)
I remember seeing Levar in Alex Haley's "Roots" when I was a teenager. His start in acting and activism. All of his work has always been about positive re-enforcement. He's the Man!
Yes everyone should have access to the Anarchists Cookbook, Mein Kampf, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Jolly educational books that'll turn no one into a terrorist Nazi for sure.
I agree in principle with the democratisation and liberty to access all information. But not everyone is educated enough to make informed decisions, and I certainly don't want my children being twisted by the evil of some materials. It's hard enough to do so as a parent.
Banning books, media, news stations & reliable news sources other than sanctioned ones serves only one purpose - to keep the population ignorant! Ignorance breeds complacency & tolerance for worse misdeeds by our government! Fight back! April 5th! Don't be the Germans who compromised themselves!
They don't want us to learn. They don't want us to have better funding to buy the book. They don't want us to eat, they don't want us to enjoy a salad. They don't want us to attend concerts or make a living. They don't want us to do anything at all.
I think part of the reason why Germany has a Nazi problem again is that they didn't actually de-Nazify, and most capitalist countries don't want to actually teach about fascism, and how the neoliberal obsession with austerity was always pushing us in this direction. They didn't teach ENOUGH about it
Probably not a coincidence that it's also not doing as well economically as the west, which seems to make people more vulnerable to more fringe ideologies, fascism included.
Think of terms like “End Times”, the Christian Right and the those at top of the wealth chain would not mind depopulation, financial collapse and martial law…so banning books ? Of course they like that too…
I am tempted to start a movement to BAN THE BIBLE for violence and encouraging the banning of free speech, enocouraging religious discrimination and fomenting violence against some groups.
All bibles were written by men to keep those thought of as lesser men subjugated, woman on the level of animals owned by men. I think all bibles should be labeled fiction.
By Blocking Amazon you’re not hurting Amazon you are hurting Indie Authors. And besides you can find my books on other platforms just Google J. C. Jenkins Jr
Like every written piece, a book is fiction or fact or an opinion piece. There is freedom op speech, freedom of press. And if someone bans this, it is only because this person wants certain views not shared with the world. I call these people dictators. And IMHO a dictator is not a good person.
Sounds like you know nothing about socialism, national, international or any other kind.
The German National Socialist, in both theory and as implemented, meets any classical definition of socialism. Possible exception, some claim that if it is not international it is not socialist.
They definitely used populist tactics to appeal to as many people as possible, but that as well as using some socialist language was a front. The actual ideologies and end goals were not remotely socialist or in the interests of the people at large. 1/
2/ When they proposed policies and action for the benefit of the people, they didn't mean everyone - they meant only healthy, Aryan Germans. Which is not what actual socialism is, and why actual socialists were sent to the camps with all the other "enemy" groups.
I know that technically there are distinctions between socialism and communism. But there are a gazillion varieties of the two, all sort of blending together. All claiming to be the One True Way! and the others heretical.
I generally just think of them as one big ism without much distinction.
I view communism as an extreme totalitarian type of socialism, National socialism is a lot more National than it is socialist and they hate communism and socialism and call it "jewish", also "a lot of varities blending toghether all claiming to be the one true way" is kinda more of how religon works
We've had that happen at our schools. The librarians put those books back on the shelves and asked those who attempted to ban the books how many season of 'GoT' and "HotD' their kids watched.
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I'm a huge book person. (Obviously) They saved me as a little kid in the projects. Many of my friends, neighbors, and family went to prison or became drug addicts. Books saved me.
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I can decide on never purchasing that book
Just cus I don't like an opinion or idea, doesn't mean that opinion or idea should be banned
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Everything is at the bookstore.
american ? of course not the kind of person
the us army service forces where warning your
grandparents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4
Arendt is authoritative on the subject
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But that would be a miracle. The man looks TOO sharp.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin has the distinction of being banned by both. Carrie has been banned. Huck Finn. Often from the Left.
I agree with the sentiment, LB. And the repost, @stephenking.bsky.social.
Both ways.
Florida—4,561 books banned
NJ—zero, zilch, none, 0
Voting matters!
“…where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people as well."
Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)
Please try my snarky open letter about banned books.
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@levarburton.bsky.social I'd love to think it’s real!
It's mostly those grifty self help / woo books.
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Most famously the National Socialists in the 30s
It is the left that is always most vocal about trying to stop what they call "bothsides-ism"
And from banning books, they generally go to banning people.
The German National Socialist, in both theory and as implemented, meets any classical definition of socialism. Possible exception, some claim that if it is not international it is not socialist.
Otherwise, I suggest you read some on German National Socialism.
I generally just think of them as one big ism without much distinction.
I saw once "communism is socialism but more so" which seems apt.
People don't generally accept either, willingly. Socialism & communism both require hard men and women working for the state.
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hold up: "Owning and buying the book in Germany is not an offence." "the entire text entered the public domain on 1 January 2016"
Soo, I dont read "banned", just preventing sales or production. owning and sharing it was possible