It seems like the First Amendment was given a brief break

Zazula · 07-31-2006, 05:27 AM

US judge overturns Cuba book ban
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5212104.stm

I know the news is a week old now, but anyhow let's discuss about
all people's right to access all available information without anyone
patronizing what's right and what's not.

**MunkyPhil** · 07-31-2006, 06:45 AM

Idiots, this is a perfect book for kids to learn a good lesson about the pros and cons of literature and propaganda and not believing everything you're told. It should be used as an example of different perceptions and ideas and how literature is used and maybe abused in modern society.

How are people and especially kids supposed to learn if they're only learning from people who 'think' they are right. That's just narrow-minded and naive. Being objective and critical about things like this is an asset many people don't have, and opinions on these things should rightly be expressed but not forced. How can children possibly make up their own mind and become independently thinking adults under this kind of dictatorship?

bry623 · 07-31-2006, 11:19 AM

Good for the judge. Seems like the Board didn't want it on their shelves for political reasons and the judge is trying to keep it on unitl the matter is settled.

07-31-2006, 05:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	It seems like the First Amendment was given a brief break US judge overturns Cuba book ban http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5212104.stm I know the news is a week old now, but anyhow let's discuss about all people's right to access all available information without anyone patronizing what's right and what's not. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC) Last edited by Zazula; 07-31-2006 at 05:38 AM.

07-31-2006, 06:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
MunkyPhil TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,140 OS: Win XP Pro SP2 My System	Idiots, this is a perfect book for kids to learn a good lesson about the pros and cons of literature and propaganda and not believing everything you're told. It should be used as an example of different perceptions and ideas and how literature is used and maybe abused in modern society. How are people and especially kids supposed to learn if they're only learning from people who 'think' they are right. That's just narrow-minded and naive. Being objective and critical about things like this is an asset many people don't have, and opinions on these things should rightly be expressed but not forced. How can children possibly make up their own mind and become independently thinking adults under this kind of dictatorship? __________________ "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." - J. Robert Oppenheimer, July 16th 1945. CPU-z -- Memtest -- Speedfan -- Prime95 -- SandraLite Important Power Supply Info -- Applying Thermal Paste -- Posting System Specs Last edited by MunkyPhil; 07-31-2006 at 06:46 AM.

07-31-2006, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Good for the judge. Seems like the Board didn't want it on their shelves for political reasons and the judge is trying to keep it on unitl the matter is settled. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"