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> And people who have jumped on the right-wing bandwagon trying to censor and control libraries have siezed on this, blaming libraries for endangering children.
by seneca 3y ago
> And people who have jumped on the right-wing bandwagon trying to censor and control libraries have siezed on this, blaming libraries for endangering children. Really shameful behavior.
When shared social resources are turned into political operatives, it's not the fault of the opposition when they are attacked. If you want something to be treated as neutral, it needs to act with neutrality.
- 2301421898 3y ago> If you want something to be treated as neutral, it needs to act with neutrality. What constitutes "neutrality" is constantly changing. In order to remain politically neutral, in recent years, one would need to increasingly censor themselves. For example, in 2019, wearing N95s during wildfire season to avoid inhaling smoke wasn't politically charged. Some people would wear them when outside and others didn't--nobody cared. This month, with wildfire smoke in the air, it has now become political (and decidedly not neutral) to say what was said in 2019--that N95s can help protect you from wildfire smoke.
- wrycoder 3y agoWell, they can. You’ll notice the smoke when you take it off. Now, if you virtuously don one at the first faint hint of smoke, be my guest. But, don’t give me the stink eye, if I don’t.