• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I do not approve of burning books, full stop. I couldn’t care less whose imaginary friend the book is or isn’t about.

    But I completely agree that the government should categorically not be legislating which books you can and cannot burn. Burning a book is a form of free speech. It’s often offensive to many people, but it’s still important - if for no other reason than it lets the people doing the burning show their true colors.

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      Burning a book is a form of free speech. It’s often offensive to many people, but it’s still important - if for no other reason than it let’s the people doing the burning show their true colors.

      Yes! That’s something I have also thought about. When some angry folks burned the rainbow flag this summer, I was unhappy that they did, but glad that they showed their intolerance publicly so that we can learn about who they are.

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      1 year ago

      Exactly. People can burn anything they want in their backyard. Just keep out of public spaces