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"Yeah, and I'd also like to ban that book Midnight Jew." "Sir, that's "Midnight Jewel" with a library sticker cutting off the title on the spine."

Posted by rollo Jan 31 '23, 12:47

"CLOSE ENOUGH!"

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i'm not looking for fascists to be distressed by this, but you'd think most educated people would be scared or angry enough to take action instead of - colin Jan 31, 12:52 24
- uh......what? -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 12:56 22
  - what are you unclear on? - colin Jan 31, 13:09 15
    - Look, if I lived in Florida and there were books I wanted my kids to read that were banned by the school library, I would just buy those books from - rollo Jan 31, 14:11 14
      - i get it. - colin Jan 31, 14:22
      - Yes, but not everyone has that option financially, and the message it sends about the value of reading in schools as well as how - Reagen Jan 31, 14:18 8
        
        I certainly appreciate the other side of the argument, up until it dives into "take up arms against your library oppressors" territory -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 14:35 7
        
        Armed is too far, I agree. Loud, boisterous and unruly, I could get behind. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 14:39 1
        
        that would mean you're dealing with someone that bows to public pressure, has shame, or can be reasoned with. - colin Jan 31, 14:44
        
        Who said the libraries were the ones doing the oppressing? -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 14:37 4
        
        Ack! What!? I take it all back. Violence for all, or for none. Everyone leave me alone. -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 14:41 3
        
        Not trying to pile on here, but I want to clarify that my point isn’t in regards to resorting to violence, but how you’re framing the argument - znufrii Jan 31, 14:53 1
        
        Swap out librarians for whoever you like then, I think I've established my position -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 15:02
        
        Yada yada worse than Hitler -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 14:42
      - You're lucky that you can afford to buy books, and your kids are lucky that their parents would do that. Many are not that lucky. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 14:16 3
        
        I agree completely (I knew I was going to come off sounding like an asshole, oh well). I think the answer is charity not violence -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 14:36 1
        
        These bigots would have a fucking coronary at our school's libraries. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 14:40
        
        Morale in those schools has to be in the Earth's fucking core. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 14:19
  - We should be punching more nazis like DeSatan. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 31, 13:00
  - He's saying he's baffled why Floridians are leaning over and taking it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 13:00 4
    - because a majority of Americans in Florida want fascism. - Jovian Jan 31, 13:18 3
      - Well, no, those aren't the ones he means. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 13:19 2
        
        Oh I know. But they live in Florida. Under a fascist regime by a fascist governor with primarily fascists as their neighbors. - Jovian Jan 31, 13:21 1
        
        fascists are a minority, but their tactics scare people. - colin Jan 31, 13:35
- Santos *hopes* for such action. Almost as much as inaction. -- nm* - Spawn Jan 31, 12:54

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