I chose these books as examples precisely because they are out of copyright and available on project Gutenberg. They also had been banned or challenged on the USA in the past. Project Gutenberg has a list of "banned books" on their own website and these are all included.
replyThey appear to all be public domain. Even if they weren't, grandparent could've just called out that these are not really banned books instead of being pretentious with the "psyop" thing.
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replyWhether or not a psyop exists, it's presumptuous to say the author has fallen victim of it. Also suggests you're immune or something.
replyAlso, the books on the bulb include Huckleberry Finn, which was removed from required reading in some Democrat-governed California cities because it uses racial slurs.
When should it be reported, then?
replywhen it's banned by the federal government.
reply@dang You might want to check this username (put a space between the 5th and 6th letters if you're luckily not familiar with the term).
replySo if a book is banned by a widespread movement of extremists taking control of local governing bodies and the federal government is not involved, that's okay then?
replyI am absolutely dumbfounded that this seems to be ok to some people.
reply>there are no banned books in America.
replythat was the only point I was making. Mein Kraft, Selected Works of Lmao The Dong, and The Anarchist Cookbook may be removed from sale/access in some specific locations, but it is very much legal to buy, own, and sell them.
the US federal government historically banned books under the Comstock Act of 1873 which is still on the books and is still active federal law. it only currently isn't being enforced following some cultural changes in the 1960s. another change in the cultural winds could bring it back unfortunately
replydon't you have lots of those dormant old timey laws that would be promptly invalidated as unconstitutional if an attempt to enforce them was made these days, like sodomy laws were?
replythe Comstock act was unconstitutional at the time that it was actually enforced. i don't want to get into politics but there are many dynamic factors at work here
replyIt's almost like this could be used in countries that aren't "America"
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