I’m glad I have my signed (by Margaret Atwood) copy to share with friends and family
I think this book and the TV series should be mandatory reading / viewing alongside 1984.
Brave New World has to be on the list. In many ways we already walked into the brave new world while worrying about 1984
Brave New World
I’ve lost some appetite for entertainment, as I stare in disbelief at America, seeing so much (distracting) entertainment options than at any time in history while at the same time outright white “Christian” cruelty is on the rise.
Where I live, intense poverty combined with massive amounts of entertainment, notably action movies, have warped a lot of people’s minds on the concepts of morality, justice, and other values, so making it difficult to create true societal changes such as getting rid of feudal politicians from power. Instead they want instant plenty and instant justice – those hallmarks of people on too much instant gratification.
I suspect that our reading lists would be “used in evidence”
I think Americans need to be more concerned than I do about that. Sorry state of affairs when education is a criticism
At issue is about $22,000 in state funding. Since the showdown began, the library has raised more than $100,000 in community donations.
That’s how you do it!
Please remember to go to your local library board meetings when possible. Libraries need our vocal support. The crazy fuckers go. You need to be there to shut them down.
This is literally how the Christian Right took control of the GOP.
Back in the 1970s a televangelist named Jerry Falwell did an actual grassroots coup. If the local Republican club got 30 people at the average meeting, Falwell’s folks would show up with twice as many.
They started out grabbing up things like county clerks and sheriffs, and then moved on the Congress members.
Now we are confronting a vicious enemy with bigots, religious nuts, assorted deniers, greedy techbros and traditional oligarchs in the US and abroad, all under one tent and Supply-Side Jesus.
Most times I see progressives organizing, it’s on a single issue, like bike lanes. The Right understands that you need to get people elected.
The Right understands that you need to get people elected.
Oh, this. Methinks of the Russian Black Hundreds.
The board also discussed a new code change that expands on what is inappropriate. This will include any books that feature positive portrayals of transgender characters. Library director Kelyn Ralya estimated the change to take effect on Feb. 14.
Fucking scumbags
Wow. This is my hometown, and I’m proud they are willing to stand their ground. The librarian in the children section that I used to frequent was wonderful, but I’m sure she passed away a while ago.
Only fascist regimes ban books.
I’d say if the library starts banning books start pirating those books and share them.
It’s like they are ashamed of what they are doing or something. Lol
Nah, they’re just trying to avoid spoilers.
Hope something similar doesn’t happen to my local library. Probably will though.
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