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Is this a list of genuinely banned books? (as opposed to the "banned books" that are actually some of the most heavily promoted and widely available books in the US)
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relate to whether and when to make content of a sexual nature available to kids. Arguments over where those boundaries should be drawn are, in my opinion, healthy dialog to have and should not be put in the same category as "book banning". But too often the two are conflated.
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books they find offensive with the same vigor.
I think you and I agree on this more than it seems at first. I think public libraries should carry all kinds of ideas and banning books is bad. At the same time, schools should be curated for age-appropriateness, and most of the challenges that...
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My point was the same as JabberJaw's. If feels like people make such a big deal out of banned books these days because it's a great way to promote a particular ideology while demonizing the opposition as fascists and book burners. The proof is whether people are willing to also defend "banned"...
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My point was the same as JabberJaw's. If feels like people make such a big deal out of banned books these days because it's a great way to promote a particular ideology while demonizing the opposition as fascists and book burners. The proof is whether people are willing to also defend "banned"...
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If the fetus is not a human being, there can be no argument against abortion. If the fetus is a human being, no argument in favor of abortion can stand (although I would say the autonomy argument or "violinist" argument comes closest and warrants deeper discussion).
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And age
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What about the death penalty for the perp? I think that would be even more just.
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I am pro life. It's not about controlling a woman's body for us. You might see it that way, we don't. It's about the living human being inside the woman's body being treated as human instead of as expendable.
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In red states babies are people. In blue states they are expendable.
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Thanks!
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Interesting. I have always been in favor of them. I'm curious to hear your reasons.
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AT hikers will recognize this place
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You have a really good point here
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Hence why I think the death penalty should be considered in cases of rape. The cost of rape is incalculable and such injustice demands the highest penalty.
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Who is in favor of genital inspections? As in actually advocating for it?
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No idea what the context is, but this is a good refutation of one of the arguments in favor of abortion.
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citizens can freely and openly practice.
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You can prefer that they hold their views privately. But freedom of religion means they can actually practice their religion, including in the public sphere. You not liking it does not remove that right. The government actively promoting a particular religion is a different discussion, but...
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they thought that book was "transphobic" or "homophobic" or otherwise offensive to progressive sensibilities?
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ever making it onto one of these heavily-promoted "banned book" lists. It's a rigged game, but it gives lots of people who already agree ideologically with most of the "banned books" to feel morally superior. The true test is, will they defend (and promote!) a "banned book" with the same vigor if...
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today's "banned books" would not be on the list, because they would be curated before they even had the chance to be challenged. And that's what has happened to a lot of conservative books. They get curated at the front end, which means they get effectively banned without...
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One response I have gotten is "trust the librarians." And I agree, the librarians have a curation process and expertise they bring to the table. But what if, over time and through changes in higher education, we ended up with the majority of librarians leaning ideologically conservative? Many of...
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books that agree with the progressive agenda. If the majority of books on the "banned" list were conservative works, I am convinced it wouldn't have a fraction of the publicity.
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process is actually an example of healthy public discourse, not a sign that we are rapidly devolving into fascism.
I personally think all the hype around banned books has more to do with taking advantage of peoples' rightful sentiments against book-banning and using those sentiments to promote...
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appropriate to talk about sexually explicit topics. Most people agree these topics should be addressed at age-appropriate levels. Where the lines are drawn get tested regularly, and challenging those books is the check against that. Unless one believes parents should have no say at all, this...
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People up in arms about "book bans" miss the age-appropriateness part. We don't have Penthouse or Hustler available in elementary libraries, nor should we. Everyone agrees there should be a line somewhere. Most "banned books" in recent years have to do with disagreements about whether/when it is...
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No. This book makes the case against abortion based on legal and moral reasoning:
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People are allowed to hold and publicly express their religious views. Glad we have freedom of religion such that the government cannot squash that right.
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You do make a good point - why is the state involved in marriages at all?
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There are books that argue against your first statement. Glad to live in a society where both sides of arguments are able to be heard.
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Before I was conjecturing and asking questions. After looking into it, they're extreme racists and should be condemned totally. So I agree, except for your last statement. Trump condemned these types. I say that as no Trump fan.
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Looking around, sounds like they're part of the Goyim Defense League (antisemitic white supremacists). So they do actually believe what they're doing. "Make America White Again" is their alteration of the common phrase. These people are denounced by most Trump-followers and Trump himself.
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Why?
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Who are these people? Why did they do this? Do they actually believe this or were they trolling? Or are they actually Dems trying to bolster their position that most MAGA people are racist? Things like this can't be taken at face value. Maybe they're fascist Trump supporters, but more likely trolls.
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Why?
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Agreed
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Your point stands, by the way. The fact that these guys are heroes to anybody is a travesty.
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Heroes of *some of MAGA, mostly the young red-pill types searching for masculinity and "finding" it in the worst of places. Most conservatives I know are completely against the Tates (or have no idea who they are).
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How do we fix it? The statistics are sort of built-in. It's hard to run as a candidate unless you have money and time. This favors millionaires (most of whom are white) of retirement age.
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Same with older people (especially men), a lot in the under-55 range are working and don't have time to try to run for Congress. These statistics are sort of built-in by the system we currently have in place.
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How do you change it, though? If you don't have money, it's hard to become a candidate to begin with. I would love to have more regular people able to become viable candidates instead of just the super-rich. It's tough to pull off, though.
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He never planned to, though. It's not like he was ousted, this was his intended/ agreed upon timeline from the beginning.
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If they are guilty of these charges, I don't think the death penalty should be out of consideration. How else do you bring justice in situations of rape?
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I don't think death penalty should be out of the question, given the charges. Rape deserves it.
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That pendulum will swing back at some point. But will we just keep swinging it harder and harder while we get more hardened in respective silos, each seeking to destroy the other, or will we find a way to be one country, working together despite our ideological differences?
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taking into consideration the half of the country who disagreed with them, because that half was going to shrink smaller and smaller and eventually go away. Then, they pushed too hard, and it led to an eventual backlash that has swung the pendulum considerably in the other direction for a time...
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D's had a faulty assumption that contributed to this. They saw progress, and saw that they were winning, and assumed that conservatives would eventually either get with the program or go away/die off. This led to no consideration that D's might have to find a way to move forward while also...