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Talking about censorship and banned books should be to highlight what is politically incorrect and indefensible in society, the ideas that are too dangerous to
by camjohnson26 5y ago
Talking about censorship and banned books should be to highlight what is politically incorrect and indefensible in society, the ideas that are too dangerous to even consider. By seeing what ideas we reject on instinct we can highlight society’s biases. I find it hard to believe that most people would consider the books on this list too dangerous to allow people to read, they seem relatively tame. It’s much more likely that we would ban books dealing with pedophilia or rape, classified government information, COVID misinformation, or encouraging violence.
- SquishyPanda23 5y ago> highlight what is politically incorrect and indefensible in society The big one here of course is communism. Arguably the most censored idea in the history of American politics. The government even held hearings to track down adherents. In some places it's still difficult to have an uncensored discussion about much tamer topics like labor organizing. > pedophilia Lolita was frequently banned > classified government information This is generally celebrated rather than challenged by readers. The Pentagon Papers, Snowden leaks, and the Panama papers are famous examples.
- camjohnson26 5y agoIn regards to classified information it’s come up in some Tom Clancy style novels and contemporary military histories. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Easy_Day https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Easy_Day
- SquishyPanda23 5y agoAh I see what you mean. Although in that case the author had a contractual requirement to clear the book and didn't. In that sense it's similar to defying an NDA or publishing your company's trade secrets.