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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.
Yeah, for all i know the only approved book in a conservative adult book program would be mein kampf
That’s why people need to read a LOT of books. The only thing worse than someone who doesn’t read at all is the person that reads like one book a year and let’s it define their whole personality.
I think it would depend on the books.
Isn’t that the whole argument for banning some books and not others?
All I’m saying is I don’t think we’d be better off if more people started reading books like the Turner diaries. I’m not making a censorship argument here
Aye, didn’t want to accuse you of advocating for censorship. Just a friendly reminder that even the most “dangerous” texts are that way because of context, not content.
Also I was today years old when I learned about The Turner Diaries. Yikes.
Who else has a copy of “Mein Kampf” or “My New Order: A Collection of Speeches” on their nightstand.
Right guys?
Like, I get the joke, but yeah, uniroically people should read those and just about everything else they can. That’s what being well rounded is, taking in all of the information you can, from all sides, interpreting it, and determining how it fits, or doesn’t, with all of the other knowledge you’ve learned.
