Just off to have a watch...

I'm not sure who said it, but when people start burning books they end up burning people and I wonder how that works with banning books? do they end up banning people or just their views.. hope i never get to find out.

edit for clarity.. too rushed today.

edit: just watched and am shocked anyone would want to ban even a single book on that list.. while none are in my top million books I would like to read free speech is an important and integral part of a healthy society.

I read almost every book on that list and dont like a single one of those books. but the idea of banning books is insane. Someone smart (I dont know who) once said:

If you dont believe in tolerance for the people you dislike, you dont believe in tolerance at all

I could never support the banning of a book!

I may not like the content in some but that is their right of free speech to write that book. Nobody said I have to read it! It's what you choose to do with the information that matters imo.

I love books and love to read. I am not a fan of e-readers, can't stand them actually. I'd rather have the actual book!

I have been reading "Mein Kampf" for months, it's long and kind of a heavy read but a few people I know have said that book shouldn't be sold. I couldn't understand their thought process on this because it is actually interesting to me and historical in nature in a sense. I like to read everything, esp books that are controversial in nature, they tend to be pretty darn good! I read about half of Albert Pikes "Morals and Dogma" and that was a bit much...required google while reading. A friend had a copy and let me borrow it..It was interesting I must say the parts I read.

I remember looking for a book I found on ATS, can't think of the name but not ONE bookstore in my area carries it or can even order it. I think I found it online on ABE books and it was a couple hundred bucks! Apparently it's highly controversial because of the subject matter. I found it in a thread of controversial books on here. If I can find the link I'll add it.


S&F!

hi op
i hate to see a book banned
there a brilliant book by king under the psudonym steve bachman
its called rage and was requested by king to ban it
its the story of a highschool student who takes his whole class hostage
it was an excellent book and im finding it hard to get a copy

Originally posted by davesmart
hi op
i hate to see a book banned
there a brilliant book by king under the psudonym steve bachman
its called rage and was requested by king to ban it
its the story of a highschool student who takes his whole class hostage
it was an excellent book and im finding it hard to get a copy

Diabolical PR move there!

As much as I hate communism/marxism....how will you recognize it if you dont know what it looks like?

Originally posted by davesmart
hi op
i hate to see a book banned
there a brilliant book by king under the psudonym steve bachman
its called rage and was requested by king to ban it
its the story of a highschool student who takes his whole class hostage
it was an excellent book and im finding it hard to get a copy

Are you implying that reading the book could cause harm?

If so, I believe its up to me whether I act upon information or not.

Originally posted by Skyfloating

Originally posted by davesmart
hi op
i hate to see a book banned
there a brilliant book by king under the psudonym steve bachman
its called rage and was requested by king to ban it
its the story of a highschool student who takes his whole class hostage
it was an excellent book and im finding it hard to get a copy

Are you implying that reading the book could cause harm?

If so, I believe its up to me whether I act upon information or not.

hey op
im not implying that whatsoever
im merely pointing that there was copycats whom had this book in their possesion
its on wiki
plz dont be rude because you misinterpreted what i posted
regards
dave

First. I find it interesting that several of the posters in this thread feel the need to stress that they don't subscribe to the content of a certain book, or would never read said book, but do think that people should be able to... This is the literary equivalent to the 'I am not a communist, but...' defense of the mccarthyist era. It shows that this is a contentious issue, even though it shouldn't be.

Just because you read a book, it does not automatically follow that you agree with it, as some people seem to believe. It simply suggests that you are interested in greater/deeper understanding of a subject, than can be had from wikipedia.

Reading 'Das Kapital' or 'Mein Kampf' gives you a greater understanding of the timeperiod of the book, the society of that time, and the ideas and concepts that were part of that time. It doesn't automatically turn you into a communist or a nationalsocialist.


Second. The video seems seductively simple and straightforward, but it is, in a sense' a trick.

Listen to the carefully crafted way that the offer is stated. 'If you guys are interested in having any of these books banned, you can vote for up to three'.

By asking this way, he is seeding the mind of the people he approaches, with a premise that states 'burning books is perfectly fine'. Then to ensure that their mind won't focus on the premise, he offers that they can vote for up to three, which tricks the mind into focusing on the selection of votes and not the premise.

The whole thing is presented in a tone and bodylanguage that is casual and nonspecific, and designed to send the message that the voter should not think too much about it. Most people will comply with his nonverbal instructions and will soon vote their three choices.

In advertising you learn that people will lose interest the more effort they have to apply. This is why advertising is about concenntrating the message and placing it at the top, or right below breasts, behinds or faces. Here we have 11 bookcovers, with the most recent at the top. As you can see, most people expend their 3 votes before ever reaching the second row, because they act on impulse and emotion.

All in all a clever little experiment in deception and misdirection.