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Banned Books
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Teachers in the barmy backward RWR US states can and are sacked for even referencing banned books. So it's not just about the absence of the book itself.
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I thought they were all about free speech too.
And then we get to woke.
It's the rwr that are the issue
It's the reactionary movement of the Republicans taking them to the far right that's become the central issue of American politics. The Evangelical movement have outlined this strategy to 'take their country back' in the Seven Mountain Mandate, targeting the cultural influence of progressive Democrats. The censorship of books is one element of this policy and i can see a paradox in banning A Clockwork Orange which people criticise for excessive violence, while ignoring the central premise of its theme: violence within society, especially shown on television, becoming a prime instigator of widespread violence on the streets.
They wanged on about this in the 80s, turning their attention to such seemingly trivial issues as song lyrics by Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, or the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons. "The Devil's work", they said, which seemed banal to me, but the death by suicide of teenagers served only to reinforce their outlook; while they conveniently ignored the majority of kids who enjoyed the game and listened to the music without resorting to self-harm or even considering harming others in their harmless pursuit.
The recent cancellation of Colbert and Kimmel is another example of the ongoing Culture War which took a new turn this year: removing dissent of the trump administration by satirists and making a weak attempt to replace them with a more benign talk show with a right wing outlook...promoted by the Ziklag group, a secretive Christian nationalist organization, which aims to reshape culture to match its version of Christianity. It's exactly the same format - without an ounce of wit or style.
They wanged on about this in the 80s, turning their attention to such seemingly trivial issues as song lyrics by Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, or the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons. "The Devil's work", they said, which seemed banal to me, but the death by suicide of teenagers served only to reinforce their outlook; while they conveniently ignored the majority of kids who enjoyed the game and listened to the music without resorting to self-harm or even considering harming others in their harmless pursuit.
The recent cancellation of Colbert and Kimmel is another example of the ongoing Culture War which took a new turn this year: removing dissent of the trump administration by satirists and making a weak attempt to replace them with a more benign talk show with a right wing outlook...promoted by the Ziklag group, a secretive Christian nationalist organization, which aims to reshape culture to match its version of Christianity. It's exactly the same format - without an ounce of wit or style.