annHowe@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 days agoNew Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on booksslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkNew Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on booksslrpnk.netannHowe@lemmy.zip to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareDandomRude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoIt’s crazy that such measures are necessary at all. Why are today’s fascists still such fans of book bans? Because Hitler thought it was great?
minus-squareannHowe@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoYes. That’s probably one of the reasons.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoBook bans are about control. That’s why it appeals to fascists.
It’s crazy that such measures are necessary at all. Why are today’s fascists still such fans of book bans? Because Hitler thought it was great?
Yes. That’s probably one of the reasons.
Book bans are about control.
That’s why it appeals to fascists.