Priests burn Harry Potter books over fears of witchcraft

[OldLady]

Yeah, burning books was pretty popular with the Nazis. I can see why you support burning books.

Why allow books and other literature which pollutes the minds of the nation's citizens and encourages immorality? ....

encourages immorality?

did you vote for trump?

No cuss words in Harry Potter.

 

[hjmick]

Yeah, there's nothing quite like a good old fashioned book burning, eh Lucy? The stifling of ideas with which you don't agree...

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May as well do away with free speech while you're at it...

Book burning, at least if done by state authorities, is an assault on free speech. If done by a bunch of otherwise inconsequential crackpots, not so much.

I award you a Godwin, though. You earned it.

My first Godwin! I thought it would never happen! Hot Damn!

 

[ABikerSailor]

Yeah, burning books was pretty popular with the Nazis. I can see why you support burning books.

Why allow books and other literature which pollutes the minds of the nation's citizens and encourages immorality? ....

Because of something called the First Amendment and the right to free speech.

 

[Sunni Man]

says the advocate for FREE SPEECH !

I believe that so called free speech needs to have boundaries. ...

 

[Montrovant]

Yeah, there's nothing quite like a good old fashioned book burning, eh Lucy? The stifling of ideas with which you don't agree...

[...]


May as well do away with free speech while you're at it...

Book burning, at least if done by state authorities, is an assault on free speech. If done by a bunch of otherwise inconsequential crackpots, not so much.

I award you a Godwin, though. You earned it.

My first Godwin! I thought it would never happen! Hot Damn!

Congratulations!

 

[Montrovant]

says the advocate for FREE SPEECH !

I believe that so called free speech needs to have boundaries. ...

You also apparently believe those boundaries should be pretty restrictive.

 

[hjmick]

Yeah, there's nothing quite like a good old fashioned book burning, eh Lucy? The stifling of ideas with which you don't agree...

[...]


May as well do away with free speech while you're at it...

Book burning, at least if done by state authorities, is an assault on free speech. If done by a bunch of otherwise inconsequential crackpots, not so much.

I award you a Godwin, though. You earned it.

My first Godwin! I thought it would never happen! Hot Damn!

Congratulations!

I just call 'em how I see 'em...