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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Burning books is certainly a bad choice of words.  We don't want to burn any books in the USA, […]
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Did you read Jeff’s post? The GOP [i]literally wants to burn books. [/i][/quote]

So two random school board members in Fredericksburg = "The GOP"?  Interesting.
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Which GOP have spoken out against this? [/quote]

Do members of the GOP or Democratic Party generally speak out about comments made by random local school board members?  [/quote]

Apparently random local school board members got Youngkin elected. 
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Your wild strawmen and gaslighting are getting you nowhere.  Other than two school board members in Fredericksburg, no one wants to burn any books.  They simply don't want inappropriate sexual content in public school libraries.  You can easily pick up all the trash you want your kids to read at any public library.  No worries.  [/quote]

Wasn’t that Youngkin’s winning platform? We keep hearing that you all voted for Youngkin because of local school boards.

Make up your mind. 
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WTH are you talking about?  Once again:  two random SB members does not mean a majority of people want to “burn books.”  Your hyperbole is idiotic.[/quote]
Do [i]you[/i] condemn book burning? [/quote]

Me?  A random person on the internet?  Of course.  [b]But I also condemn flag burning.  Do [i]you[/i]?[/b]  [/quote]

You are missing a lot. Those are not valid comparisons. Flag burning is legal as a protest and the protesters mean to trigger you. It’s constitutional as a form of speech. It isn’t an effective way to persuade other people to their point of view. It’s for shock value. But it isn’t a protected protest to take and burn someone else’s flag or try to prevent you from flying a flag or prevent a school or other public entity from flying a flag. Similarly, if you want to buy a book you think is too woke or too gay and burn your own copy of the book as a protest, you can do it, but you don’t get to burn the school’s library books. That’s not protected speech. [/quote]

I'm not missing anything at all, thanks.  I'm well aware that flag burning (and book burning) are "protected speech."  I answered the question posed to me.  You, however, have not answered the question posed to you.  I've helpfully bolded it for you.  [/quote]

It’s a dumb question. One is legal and the other is not. It doesn’t matter whether you or I condone or condemn a method of protest if it does no harm to anyone. Protests don’t seek or require everyone’s approval. My point is that there is a difference between protests, even very unpopular ones, and theft, vandalism, and destruction of public property. The book burners are proposing the latter. You are raising a false analogy in their defense. [/quote]

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