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Mervyn 7 month s ago
#7 - choosing not to provide a particular book in a school library does not mean the book is banned. Quit fearmongering.
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Brady 7 month s ago
Banning Books is weak as fuck and says more about the fragility of conservative Egos and almost nothing about the Books.
Ps. It also speaks Volume about their Trust in the Next Generation.
Ps. It also speaks Volume about their Trust in the Next Generation.
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Katy 7 month s ago
Mervyn,
fearmongering is a presupposition that 'If X happens, then Y will happen' where Y is either a non-sequitur or unlikely to occur, but is scary.
The infographic presents quantitative data books banned (with the data sources indicated for you to confirm) and therefore does not meet the threshold for 'fearmongering'.
weak as f@#k is right.
fearmongering is a presupposition that 'If X happens, then Y will happen' where Y is either a non-sequitur or unlikely to occur, but is scary.
The infographic presents quantitative data books banned (with the data sources indicated for you to confirm) and therefore does not meet the threshold for 'fearmongering'.
weak as f@#k is right.
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Philomena 7 month s ago
Mervyn,
'they are not banned, you just can't read them anymore'.
Denying education is even worse than 'just' banning books, but I guess it's the only way to secure a republican voter base in the current state of the party. Keep going, it's just the usual fascist playbook
'they are not banned, you just can't read them anymore'.
Denying education is even worse than 'just' banning books, but I guess it's the only way to secure a republican voter base in the current state of the party. Keep going, it's just the usual fascist playbook
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Harman 7 month s ago
Mervyn,"choosing"? Don't you mean "being forced by Christian conservatives trying to avoid reality and imposing their 14th century world view on everyone"? The Bluest eye was BANNED multiple times as was 'This book is Gay'. Stop trying to find nuance in levels of religious censorship and stop trying to suggest there is a middle ground we can all work towards: no banning, no restrictions, no compromise: censorship is censorship no matter what weak right wing religious slant you try to obscure reality with.
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Isaiah 7 month s ago
Harman,
If any of you here in the rebuttals had even a tenuous grasp of context...your foaming-at-the-mouth Leftism would be far less rabid.
If any of you here in the rebuttals had even a tenuous grasp of context...your foaming-at-the-mouth Leftism would be far less rabid.
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Adela 7 month s ago
Mervyn, in Florida they banned some books because the gays were using them to try to groom the children. That’s sick.
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Aubrey 7 month s ago
Adela,
I live in Florida. I am not a leftist. Our governor is an authoritarian who is only concerned with scoring points with his base and running for president. And no, "the gays" aren't out to get your children. I can't believe I actually have to say that. There is no hope left for this world.
I live in Florida. I am not a leftist. Our governor is an authoritarian who is only concerned with scoring points with his base and running for president. And no, "the gays" aren't out to get your children. I can't believe I actually have to say that. There is no hope left for this world.
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Ally 7 month s ago
Aubrey,
Yes they are. You’re either stupid or a liar.
Yes they are. You’re either stupid or a liar.
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Ally 7 month s ago
Aubrey,
And you most certainly are a Leftist is you believe anything you just wrote.
You’re part of the problem.
And you most certainly are a Leftist is you believe anything you just wrote.
You’re part of the problem.
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Aubrey 7 month s ago
Ally,
I'm not, but I'm sure you know me better than I do, internet stranger.
I'm not, but I'm sure you know me better than I do, internet stranger.
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Hessy 7 month s ago
Aubrey,
Some are, most are not.
That is something neither side in the US seems to understand.
It's not all and it's not no one.
Some are, most are not.
That is something neither side in the US seems to understand.
It's not all and it's not no one.
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Hosie 7 month s ago
Hessy,
I DARE you to be more incoherent.
I DARE you to be more incoherent.
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Ivan 7 month s ago
#7 almost none of those books are "banned" as in forbidden but simply removed from schools because they are inappropriate for that age. We don't want little kids being handed sexual content because that's not only illegal in every other context and wrong for their age.
#13 LOL China listed that low?? Clearly they got their data from asking the Chinese government
#13 LOL China listed that low?? Clearly they got their data from asking the Chinese government
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Harman 7 month s ago
Ivan,The bluest eye. Ultimately, it became the 34th-most banned book in the United States 1990–1999, the 15th-most banned book 2000–2009, and the 10th-most banned book 2010–2019.
Go recheck your facts.
Go recheck your facts.
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Pinckney 7 month s ago
Ivan,
#13 Light blue countries just toss their trash into the ocean or river.
#13 Light blue countries just toss their trash into the ocean or river.
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Rosa 7 month s ago
#1 I sense some people will get all of of shape on this one, even though it not meant to be offensive.
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Philomena 7 month s ago
Rosa,
Why would this be offensive? What are you even talking about?
Why would this be offensive? What are you even talking about?
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Philomena 7 month s ago
#3 you can see the shape of former Russian and former Prussian territory
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Philomena 7 month s ago
#35 they are better in drawing maps than fighting wars
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Harman 7 month s ago
Lots of stupid people here trying to make the case that banning and restriction are two different things when the reality is that BOTH are censorship by pearl clutching swooning conservatives appaled at the reality of gay people existing, slavery being a real historical event and not everyone believes a magic space elf made the universe.
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Isaiah 7 month s ago
Harman,
Your hubris and lack of intellect, will inevitably be your downfall.
Your hubris and lack of intellect, will inevitably be your downfall.
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Pinckney 7 month s ago
Harman,
If you're OK with schools giving porn to elementary school kids, that tells us all we need to know about you.
If you're OK with schools giving porn to elementary school kids, that tells us all we need to know about you.
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Isaiah 7 month s ago
Of all these country based statistics, why isn't there one indicating the worlds highest to lowest IQ? Seems to me a very useful piece of data, unlike some of these innocuous statistics.
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Wood 7 month s ago
Isaiah, Oh, THAT would cause a fuss.
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Hosie 7 month s ago
Isaiah,
It's because Africa would convincingly have a population of the lowest IQ. But, you're not allowed to notice that universal fact.
It's because Africa would convincingly have a population of the lowest IQ. But, you're not allowed to notice that universal fact.
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Muriel 7 month s ago
#15 I say fifty-seven.
Ps. It also speaks Volume about their Trust in the Next Generation.
fearmongering is a presupposition that 'If X happens, then Y will happen' where Y is either a non-sequitur or unlikely to occur, but is scary.
The infographic presents quantitative data books banned (with the data sources indicated for you to confirm) and therefore does not meet the threshold for 'fearmongering'.
weak as f@#k is right.
'they are not banned, you just can't read them anymore'.
Denying education is even worse than 'just' banning books, but I guess it's the only way to secure a republican voter base in the current state of the party. Keep going, it's just the usual fascist playbook
If any of you here in the rebuttals had even a tenuous grasp of context...your foaming-at-the-mouth Leftism would be far less rabid.
I live in Florida. I am not a leftist. Our governor is an authoritarian who is only concerned with scoring points with his base and running for president. And no, "the gays" aren't out to get your children. I can't believe I actually have to say that. There is no hope left for this world.
Yes they are. You’re either stupid or a liar.
And you most certainly are a Leftist is you believe anything you just wrote.
You’re part of the problem.
I'm not, but I'm sure you know me better than I do, internet stranger.
Some are, most are not.
That is something neither side in the US seems to understand.
It's not all and it's not no one.
I DARE you to be more incoherent.
#13 LOL China listed that low?? Clearly they got their data from asking the Chinese government
Go recheck your facts.
#13 Light blue countries just toss their trash into the ocean or river.
Why would this be offensive? What are you even talking about?
Your hubris and lack of intellect, will inevitably be your downfall.
If you're OK with schools giving porn to elementary school kids, that tells us all we need to know about you.
It's because Africa would convincingly have a population of the lowest IQ. But, you're not allowed to notice that universal fact.