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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]History isn't learned from statues. It is learned from books. Destroying statues doesn't change history. So what exactly is your complaint?[/quote]

Statues do promote learning about history.  But, in any case, for various reasons, mobs should not be removing them.

Do you approve of damaging the statue of the abolitionist?  Did you hear about the guy in Portsmouth whose skull was cracked bringing down a statue?

And, the statues are also art.

But, this new think coming to the fore also seems to want to ban art and books.  That is scary.

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Yes, the abolitionist thing was dumb. But that is what mobs are: wild, dumb people with nothing left to lose.

[b]No one is banning art and books. That would be terrifying. And it 100% is not happening. They aren't banning statues of racists either. They are just kicking them out of public spaces. [/b][/quote]

That's not true. Mark Twain's novel "Huck Finn" is either censored or banned. [/quote]

Lol. No it isn't! I am currently reading this story to my daughter each night. We got our copy from the library. The government funded public library. [/quote]

DP.  I don't know about Huck Finn...... but, book banning is more a local issue. 
And, yes, books have been banned around the country.......
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics[/quote]

Did you click the link? The books aren't being banned. They just aren't being purchased by some local libraries. What is scary about that?[/quote]

I guess you didn't see the places where specific books are banned.....such as....
Slaughterhouse Five - Banned in Levittown, NY (1975), North Jackson, OH (1979), and Lakeland, FL (1982) because of the "book's explicit sexual scenes, violence, and obscene language."[/quote]

These books are banned from libraries and schools, which is perfectly legal and appropriate. It is not illegal to own these books.
[url]https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/986/book-banning[/url]

[quote]Although censorship violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, some limitations are constitutionally permissible. The courts have told public officials at all levels that they may take community standards into account when deciding whether materials are obscene or pornographic and thus subject to censor.

They cannot, however, censor publications by generally accepted authors — such as Mark Twain, for example, J. K. Rowling, R. L. Stine, Judy Blume, or Robert Cormier — in order to placate a small segment of the community. [/quote]
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[url]https://news.miami.edu/stories/2018/09/do-we-ban-books-in-the-united-states.html#:~:text=Fortunately%2C%20the%20First%20Amendment%20protects,libraries%20from%20carrying%20the%20titles.[/url]

[quote]Fortunately, the First Amendment protects Americans from an outright banning of books by the U.S. government, but each year many books are “challenged” and taken to court to prevent schools or libraries from carrying the titles. Most books are challenged because of sexual content, offensive language or because the content is deemed unsuitable for the age group.[/quote][/quote]

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