Is burning books acceptable in this age?

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Burning books as an act of censorship or political theatre? I see no reason to ever promote willful ignorance or jackboot authoritarian control. Burning books to clear out the pulp that might have found its way into one's own personal library? Still, no. They can be recycled!

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Coyotegray	Posted Jul 31st, 2009 at 1:09AM Burn books? Hell, why not burn authors and thinkers, and outspoken or educated people? Then it wouldn't be necessary to burn the books. We could just pulp them and make them into cereal boxes and such. Rated: +3Vote for this!
DuchessForthright	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 6:06AM Definitely a NO. Giving them away is already heartrending--to burn them is horribile dictu! Rated: +2Vote for this!
Abooklover	Posted Jul 11th, 2009 at 10:04AM Wow, um no, not now, not ever. From Abooklover : ) Rated: +2Vote for this!
fungirlmmm	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 5:18AM Heck no! My Kindle cost way too much to burn it. Rated: +1Vote for this!
koyptakh	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 5:23AM Hi pukirahe absolutely yes! If The Internet is a book then policing it is necessary. I care for freedom of expression too much to see it debased. Abuse takes many forms and is a dangerous entertainment. Is inhumanity acceptable in this age? :) Rated: +1Vote for this!
FreeFallWall	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 5:56AM On a second thought, it IS important to dispose off old catalogues, newspapers and stuff. Not burning exactly but u could recycle them. Rated: +1Vote for this!
BettyValentine	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 6:10AM People burn books? Like, in a fire? I've never heard of such a thing... I've heard of people burning flags, but not books. Rated: +1Vote for this!
kazwaz1977	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 10:43AM Absolutely not!! If you don't like the book, don't bloody read it, eh? Even books like Mein Kamph shouldn't be burned, hateful, racist, barking, whatever. I'd never read it, as i disagree with it's sentiment, it's vital in a free country to have free speech - even if that speech is unpopular. Start banning stuff and it's a slippery slope - next time it could be your 'pleasure' they prohibit, until one day the clocks'll strike 13....Censorship NEVER a good idea IMO. Rated: +1Vote for this!
NANSELTAR	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 10:50AM No, no. no. Not ever. Even the most profane trash has to have its place, if only to affirm our aversion to profane trash! Burning books is a form of censorship - and there is nobody on earth qualified to act as Censor for the rest of us. Rated: +1Vote for this!
alicia87	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 1:20PM You mean like in a protest? Why wouldn't it be? If a book was published that said all women should never leave the home and women with careers were evil, I highly doubt very many people would shrug their shoulders at it. People would complain and protest, and likely burn whatever copies they could find. It's freedom of speech. Now... should the government burn books as a form of censorship? Absolutely hell no. Rated: +1Vote for this!
thehippy	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 1:22PM no and neither is burning bras! Rated: +1Vote for this!
underconstruction	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 1:56PM No it isn´t. It´s never been accepted. It has been imposed which is a different story. Rated: +1Vote for this!
squigglefish	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 1:59PM Yeah, at least recycle the junky ones!! No burning though!! Rated: +1Vote for this!
allofus	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 2:18PM It has never been acceptable, it is always used as a tool by some to outrage or conspire against others. It is a hateful thing to do, rarely if ever it was used for the benifet of others. but I do not know of any book burnings that were not the result of hatered or a power play by someone. Rated: +1Vote for this!
SaunaGuy	Posted Jul 10th, 2009 at 4:12PM to some people it is. Rated: +1Vote for this!
shiane	Posted Jul 11th, 2009 at 12:12AM no it is not Rated: +1Vote for this!
Shellfinder	Posted Jul 12th, 2009 at 2:21PM NO...totally insane Rated: +1Vote for this!

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