Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material
>>"Timothy" == Timothy R Butler <tbutler@uninetsolutions.com> writes:
Timothy> You misunderstand my point. I really don't care if someone
Timothy> wished to read Mein Kampf, or any other trash for that
Timothy> matter. That isn't the point. My point is that I don't want
Timothy> *my* tax dollars to pay for it.
Any library that gets my tax dollars had better not be so
narrow minded and bigoted, and the administrators should have a
better understanding of the rationale behind the first amendment.
Timothy> I'm not saying, however, that you shouldn't be allowed to go
Timothy> buy the book, just not expect the library to get it on my
Timothy> (and every other tax payer's) dime.
I would far rather they spent it on letting kids learn about
history than have it spent on some inanity that seems to pervade
popular literature at the moment (romance novels?)
Timothy> Also, I'm not against things I disagree with. However, I,
Timothy> like I think anyone else, draws the line at some point. Like
Timothy> someone else pointed out, does your library generally carry
Timothy> Penthouse?
Yes.
Timothy> Should it?
Yes.
Timothy> Should it carry the writtings of Osama bin Ladin?
Most definitely. This is way more important than the latest
crichton book.
Timothy> There has to be a line somewhere, it's only a matter of
Timothy> where. It's worth noting, at some point, everyone will say
Timothy> "that's enough." I might be stricter than you, but in the
Timothy> end, I think everyone is willing to censor something.
Ah yes. The very basis of Fahrenheit 451.
Timothy> Beings that I'm against most government interference in
Timothy> things, you seem to have concluded (falsely) way more off a
Timothy> few of my sentences than makes sense to do so. No offense,
Timothy> but you clearly don't have any idea how horrible a tyrant
Timothy> is.
Your ideas seem far more tyrannical than the government anyday.
Timothy> As I said, that is perfectly fine. All I'm saying is that
Timothy> I wouldn't be happy if my tax dollars went toward buying
Timothy> Mein Kampf for a library. If you want to go find a bookstore
Timothy> that carries it and buy a copy or two - that is your right,
Timothy> and something I would never think the government should
Timothy> prevent.
So proliferation of ideas should be restricted to the rich?
And we definitely want to keep ideas away from the general public?
manoj
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