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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/ebay-removes-discontinued-dr-seuss-books-1573824%3famp=1

[b]eBay[/b] won’t let you sell or buy the handful of Seuss books because they’ve been deemed offensive.

This is the ripple effect. While the Seuss publishers can make a business decision not to publish, the reality is the accompanying rhetoric has an impact. The takeaway is racism, and it will likely impact the entire catalogue.

Let’s see how book sales of the cat in the hat do year over year moving forward. My guess is there will be a dramatic decrease because most people won’t want to inadvertently offend anyone.[/quote]

Is Ebay a government entity?

If not, it isn't censorship, its capitalism.[/quote]

Lots of naivete online about tech oligarchs: they're governmental, alright. Don't fool yourself about this stuff, the person you're cheating might just be yourself.[/quote]

Lots of naivete about how we got to this point and what we can do about it. There are two choices:
1. Pass a law restricting the free speech of corporations. It would probably be unconstitutional due to Citizens United.
2. Organize boycotts. I'm perfectly willing to participate in these as appropriate. But I rarely buy books or use Ebay- we are a library family. So it doesn't make sense for me to boycott in this case. You are free to give it a go. [/quote]

B.S. That list isn't MECE, Einstein.

The real option is to re-legilate how tech companies operate. At present they harness public investment for private gain, creating weird private profits and prerogatives. They are among our ages' greatest cancers, along with things like the fossil fuel industry, finance, weapons+defense, etc. [/quote]

Republicans don't believe in controlling how companies operate. [/quote]

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