• Spaceinv8er
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    1 year ago

    No books should be burnt just because you don’t like them or are “controversial”.

    Burning Mein Kampf because it’s controversial, is the same as burning To Kill A Mockingbird.

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      1 year ago

      There is a difference between collecting all copies of a book and burning them as a means of removing that book entirely and one person burning one copy of a book that they themselves own as form of protest.
      I’m not sure which of the two you are referring to.

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        1 year ago

        Ok, so you are saying what is the difference of an act of expression/protest vs an act of oppression then?

        So where do you draw the line between the two then?

        Genuinely asking, not trying to start an argument.

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          1 year ago

          If the state or some public institution decides to burn all copies of To Kill A Mockingbird and deprives the public from the possibility to read it then it’s censorship.

          If you burn your own copy of To Kill A Mockingbird then it’s not stopping anyone else from reading the book and you’re effectively just burning your own money.

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      1 year ago

      Sure, but the key word here is “should”. Making it illegal to burn one specific book is immoral and wrong

      • Spaceinv8er
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        1 year ago

        Thank you for semantics.

        I’m sorry you live in a place that makes that difference.