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[–]Zapped 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

He sounds a little like Obama's style and cadence. Much like a Southern preacher. He even has a bit of the Southern drawl incorporated.

He speaks of women's reproductive rights and children's right to read anything. This is the debate, isn't it? The "women's rights" he speaks of is really about when you believe life begins, not contraception. And reading materials in schools is about parent's rights, not children's rights.

[–]TurtureTucker[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Whatever your preferences, young voters and women who normally did not vote are now very concerned for their rights in many states. SCOTUS and the GOP are working for a minority (and Big Corp) who promote extreme positions that 91% of the US do not want. (Previous surveys have shown that 91% do not agree with SCOTUS's overturn of RvW.)

Regarding books in schools, I'd argue they aren't so dangerous, and as you say, parents can work with their children on what they read. Politicizing education has been one of the GOP efforts in the past 40 years to ruin the educational options for the 99%. One would think that anyone who is pro-life will want the best educational system in the world, rather than one of the worst.

[–]Zapped 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

When presented with poll numbers, I always like to know the exact wording of the question and anything said by the pollster leading up to that question.

Is it ok for any books to be placed in schools? And most people want the best education for their (and others') children. Like most politics, it comes down to how that should be achieved.

[–]TurtureTucker[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Is it ok for any books to be placed in schools?

It's a good question, to which I think the general answer is to leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian, and teaching up to a well-educated teacher. This is not a form of authoritarianism, but a way of expecting these poorly paid people to get on with their jobs. The banning of books has always been a politicized move, by those who want to manipulate the schools. Many of these people are pushed by their churches or political interests. Parents can discuss books with their kids. Banning books also draws attention to them, as if they are dangerous. Kids love that and will easily get access to these banned books, especially because most resources are online. (They see much worse online.) The history of banned books is informative of the ridiculous religious and political double standards for banning books. We're discussing this now only because banning books has become a political motivation by the GOP. To explicitly answer your question: I think that almost any book can be in a school, unless it promotes torture or unjustified murder (eg. to allow for the problem of 'justified warfare').

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian,

You only say that because in this case your political agenda lines up with the corrupt administration. If they had white supremecist literature you would be throwing a fit. You have no integrity.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

leave library decisions up to the well-educated school librarian

Doesn't the librarian work for the parents?

Banning books also draws attention to them, as if they are dangerous. Kids love that and will easily get access to these banned books, especially because most resources are online.

Drugs?

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    [–]Zapped 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Banning drugs, you doofus, not banning books about drugs. I was pointing out your poor example of kids easily getting questionable reading material outside school.

    Librarian works for the state, paid by the county, if in a public school.

    Who does the state represent? Why have public schools if not for the needs or desires of the parents to have their children taught? You just took the parents out of the equation about children.