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moshkito 
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 Posted: June 09 2023 at 12:28 |
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Hi, Pretty much my sentiments, but I have personal history with my Father having had his work "censored" by the government, and what the result of all that was, when it all came to an end ... all of a sudden there were 25 political parties, no one could agree on anything, and many went after each other with guns, knives, and rolling pins. A wonderful historical moment for a country that is a gross embarrassment to the human spirit all over. Burning books, and locking them up, is not the problem ... the attitudes of the parents and their very own "indoctrination" is the problem ... and when a government does it to "show off its power" (hello Florida!!!) ... you know that something is not right, and sooner or later the Supreme Court needs to stand up and be counted, or be just another handful of fools in a sinking ship!
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 12:13 |
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I was speaking to the article that JD posted... where a school planned on banning the Bible. I live in a country that supports Separation of Church and State. Read the "Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment" to the United State's constitution. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black stated in Everson v. Board of Education that “the First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state..." I am for banning Pornographic photos/illustrated porn from elementary schools. If you want your kids to view porn photos...you can buy it for them, Atavachron. However, I feel that 7 year-olds should not view porn provided by elementary schools. I'm against burning books. Why did you accuse me of burning books, Atavachron? I never said such thing. Furthermore, I'm not a Fascist, Communist, Republican, Bolshevik, or Democrat. I am for peace and freedom of speech. I am for all books being made available to the general public. That includes the Bible and porn. I am anti-war. If that's what you call a fascist, Atavachron...then I meet your personal definition.
 Have a nice day, Atavachron.Edited by omphaloskepsis - June 09 2023 at 12:22 |
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moshkito
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 12:08 |
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Hi, I've been in the West Coast too long, and not sure how things are in other spots, but my take is that a lot of folks in government are trying really hard to do whatever they want, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH A PUBLILC VOTE! And to me, this is the great "disgrace" in politics in America right now ... completely ignoring the public sentiment ... and it will continue until we learn to make smarter choices for folks in government, and REMOVE the folks that think their this and that is better than the public. The "public" is not always right, or wrong, but a Senate and House doing their own thing, just because they are mostly Republican and they know they could not get the same policies passed in an election ... those folks need to be removed!
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Atavachron
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 11:24 |
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Atavachron
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 11:22 |
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Republicans are sociopathic criminal traitors, and they will pay for their crimes against humanity. Fascists, all of them, and they are a dying breed. Thank God. |
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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mathman0806
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 10:18 |
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It's disgusting how much weight is given to that minority. In Florida, a school removed the 2020 inauguration poem for Biden because a parent argued it included references of critical race theory, “indirect hate messages,” gender ideology and indoctrination.
https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article275671496.html A review committee decided it was inappriate for elementary school students but okay for middle school This poem: Edited by mathman0806 - June 09 2023 at 13:05 |
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progaardvark
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 09:28 |
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In general, most Americans are opposed to banning books in public and school libraries, over 70%. It's a very loud and vocal minority that have been pushing for these bans. We need to push back, especially because there are people out there that cannot afford these books and rely on libraries for them.
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Lewian
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Posted: June 09 2023 at 03:22 |
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Nice! Thanks for posting!
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JD
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Posted: June 08 2023 at 19:13 |
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I've thought about this tactic for quite some time now. I honestly don't know why this took so long. It's such an obvious and perfect counter offensive. Now when will the zoologists start being vocal about all the other non-binary species on the plant to drive home the "In God's Image" or "God is perfect" trope? I think the liberal crowd just see these things as obvious and not needing the bull horn the conservatives use.
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Posted: June 08 2023 at 15:52 |
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I like this part in the article "And now, Utah, a state with a 66% Mormon population, has received a request to review the Book of Mormon because it contains violence, including battles, beheadings, and kidnappings, per The Salt Lake Tribune."
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omphaloskepsis
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Posted: June 08 2023 at 15:34 |
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There's a difference between banning books from schools and preventing the general public from attaining access to books of their choice.
Students can access "school banned books" outside of their school day.
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progaardvark
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Posted: June 08 2023 at 15:23 |
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Indeed.
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JD
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Posted: June 08 2023 at 12:35 |
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