Oddbean new post about login | logout Ask yourself not, why are “conservatives” banning books- but rather, why are “liberals” pushing so hard for this book to be included in public school libraries. I am a free speech maximalist. This book should be readily available for private purchase. However, the conversation is lost when hardly anyone has actually seen what is inside of these “banned” books. I believe the vast majority of people would agree this is inappropriate for public school. This should not be a partisan debate (quotations are used for emphasis). Food for thought. What do you think? (genuinely curious to hear others opinions- more speech, not less) #bookstr #nostrdebates https://image.nostr.build/51b80850b141f0f4a81f6cf2e7f5ff65e51b17fd6e7ea002d877bb9989dc4c4c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c5f273f3c263fc8e8ea411747c2ec0ba6a884ea1bc40c19de44d02863da809fc.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f3322396c0af1ca7bb48e741992dbaed2561c12b49334802f5967616659b821f.jpg https://image.nostr.build/291851c4a78d86929f7da199b15ec73b92f11aa8c38e15418a272bc5f0e2e834.jpg https://image.nostr.build/7f04ab6f2a4b5d7ad9fe7340c86054ae3d45fee356e398aafc45b55cca6b739f.jpg
Completely inappropriate. Groomers.
Completely inappropriate. Evidence of the existence of a coordinated grooming operation.
We must (as a culture) reframe this debate to my first paragraph. This isn’t about “banning books” - it is about receiving an explanation as to why this should be allowed.
The explanations they give will all be lies because they can’t tell you the truth. For those wondering, the truth is a cabal of powerful elites are sick in the mind and enjoy fucking young men and women who embody their fantasies and kinks. They are manufacturing these young men and women to embody their fantasies and kinks through a coordinated effort of mental manipulation and brain washing using media, “free speech” and government policy, as represented by the original post.
I agree, there should be no restrictions on this book for private purchase, but it should not be included in taxpayer-funded government school libraries. Since others are likely to agree, though, and you are seeking debate, here are some questions that might be a little tougher. Given taxpayer-funded libraries and schools exist and aren’t going away anytime soon: What if this same book had no pictures, but explicitly described scenes in text? What if this same book had no pictures, but described situations in text as non-explicitly as possible? How about this book’s presence in a taxpayer-funded library that is not in a school? Large libraries often contain erotica as well as children’s books in different sections, and kids are able to roam anywhere. How about this book’s presence in a privately-owned library or bookstore? Again, bookstores often contain erotica as well as children’s books in different sections which are accessible to kids of all ages.
All very great questions that I (and everyone) should sit on and deeply contemplate before responding to. I hate that the debate gets condensed down to red vs blue. Part of this reason for this post was to simply boost exposure. I went years listening to the debate without actually knowing what was in the book, and I assume many here have never actually seen the contents before either.
