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In response to "what are you unclear on?" by colin

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

Posted by rollo Jan 31 '23, 14:11

Amazon and give them to my kids myself. This is not a F-451 situation, this is a bunch of douchebags doing douchebag things. Note: I don't live in Florida.

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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

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