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They appear to all be public domain. Even if they weren't, grandparent could've just called out that these are not really banned books instead of being pretenti
by frollogaston 5mo ago
They appear to all be public domain. Even if they weren't, grandparent could've just called out that these are not really banned books instead of being pretentious with the "psyop" thing.
- dindunuf 5mo ago[flagged]
- hydrogen7800 5mo agoWhen should it be reported, then?
- dindunuf 5mo agowhen it's banned by the federal government.
- Pxtl 5mo agoSo if a book is banned by a widespread movement of extremists taking control of local governing bodies and the federal government is not involved, that's okay then?
- limit35 5mo agoI am absolutely dumbfounded that this seems to be ok to some people.
- dindunuf 5mo ago>there are no banned books in America. that was the only point I was making. Mein Kraft, Selected Works of Lmao The Dong, and The Anarchist Cookbook may be removed from sale/access in some specific locations, but it is very much legal to buy, own, and sell them.
- whatgoodisaroad 5mo agothe US federal government historically banned books under the Comstock Act of 1873 which is still on the books and is still active federal law. it only currently isn't being enforced following some cultural changes in the 1960s. another change in the cultural winds could bring it back unfortunately
- dindunuf 5mo agodon't you have lots of those dormant old timey laws that would be promptly invalidated as unconstitutional if an attempt to enforce them was made these days, like sodomy laws were?
- whatgoodisaroad 5mo agothe Comstock act was unconstitutional at the time that it was actually enforced. i don't want to get into politics but there are many dynamic factors at work here
- BigTTYGothGF 5mo ago@dang You might want to check this username (put a space between the 5th and 6th letters if you're luckily not familiar with the term).
- frollogaston 5mo agoWhether or not a psyop exists, it's presumptuous to say the author has fallen victim of it. Also suggests you're immune or something. Also, the books on the bulb include Huckleberry Finn, which was removed from required reading in some Democrat-governed California cities because it uses racial slurs.
- chipsrafferty 5mo agoIt's almost like this could be used in countries that aren't "America"