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S/V Loner

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4. They banned it because it...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2023, 07:24 PM

Feb 2023

exposes them.

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Margaret Atwood: Go Ahead and Ban My Book [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2023 OP

Kicking for Visability SheltieLover Feb 2023 #1

The bible should be banned. It's nothing but a book of propaganda and hatred! And RKP5637 Feb 2023 #2

I thought Democrats/Liberals/Progressives were against book banning. Yes? Hekate Feb 2023 #30

Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2023 #39

No, censorship is surprisingly (and depressingly) popular among the left. Dr. Strange Feb 2023 #41

Well said, Ms. Atwood. Well said. nt crickets Feb 2023 #3

They banned it because it... S/V Loner Feb 2023 #4

Damn straight it does. N/t MontanaMama Feb 2023 #7

+1 Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #13

Banning her book only proves her correct. panader0 Feb 2023 #20

Madison County VA? I figured the NC border or the Shenandoah Valley. Close. paleotn Feb 2023 #5

I believe the teens in Virginia will be flocking to read her books now FakeNoose Feb 2023 #6

That always happens tavernier Feb 2023 #9

I can imagine them taking the book out from the library, or, wnylib Feb 2023 #19

We did that in high school with Terry Southern's 'Candy'. panader0 Feb 2023 #22

I was thinking the same thing while typing wnylib Feb 2023 #23

They've probably already watched it on Hulu. llmart Feb 2023 #24

They sure are. wnylib Feb 2023 #28

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2023 #40

Wow Ollie Garkie Feb 2023 #8

It's like they don't get it that these days tavernier Feb 2023 #10

Unless we become like China, were everything is monitored. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #14

You can get around it in China. Elessar Zappa Feb 2023 #25

We shall see how that works out in the long run. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #31

Indeedy. Duppers Feb 2023 #15

Some conservatives might use it as an instructional manual IronLionZion Feb 2023 #11

KNR niyad Feb 2023 #12

We must put together a group to ban Bibles. EOM tiredtoo Feb 2023 #16

I am impressed at her level of analysis and thought SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #17

LOL! radical noodle Feb 2023 #32

The crazies probably flipped out because the book contains the "F" word. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #18

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2023 #21

Recommend! SalviaBlue Feb 2023 #26

She's awesome, Handmaid's Tale is a modern classic. Thanks for posting. Timeflyer Feb 2023 #27

Kick and Rec with pleasure Hekate Feb 2023 #29

What Margaret Atwood takes to be Christianity... malthaussen Feb 2023 #33

She should thank them. Banning a book is typically good for sales... Wounded Bear Feb 2023 #34

When the show first premiered in 2018 there was a flashback scene that has lead character played by Pepsidog Feb 2023 #35

Way too deep for them to understand. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2023 #36

But, yea pussy-grabbing! Huh, Gov? czarjak Feb 2023 #37

My parents lived in Madison County after they retired. It is a very, very conservative place. I can Martin68 Feb 2023 #38