Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns

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Post by StuntPope » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 4:57 PM UTC

Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns
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Re: Amazon refuses to sell book on Covid-19 and lockdowns

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Post by pen2l » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:06 PM UTC

After a half hour long conversation with my neighbor last week of him trying to convince me that Bill Gates is behind coronavirus, please, for the love of our future, continue banning information that is blatantly put up on a bad faith basis.

It's exhausting to see my mom and dad succumb to a new conspiracy every other day. I don't see how else we can curb this other than for the tech companies to start aggressively moderating, just like how HN is moderated.

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Post by Reedx » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

Never thought we'd see wide support for book restriction or censorship again. Are people not reading history or considering the second order effects? Heck, you don't even have to go back that far. Just look how badly "official sources" handled Covid-19.

For example, remember what the official word was, even despite being a self-contradiction: masks don't work, but save them for health workers. You may say that's a noble lie, but it destroys credibility and covers for the fact officials failed to prepare for the known threat of pandemics.

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Post by jki275 » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

pen2l wrote: post #2

After a half hour long conversation with my neighbor last week of him trying to convince me that Bill Gates is behind coronavirus, please, for the love of our future, continue banning information that is blatantly put up on a bad faith basis. It's exhausting to see my mom and dad succumb to a new conspiracy every other day. I don't see how else we can curb this other than for the tech companies to start aggressively…

This isn't a conspiracy theory. It's a compilation of data that hasn't been widely reported.

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Post by benjohnson » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:13 PM UTC

Reedx wrote: post #3

Never thought we'd see wide support for book restriction or censorship again. Are people not reading history or considering the second order effects? Heck, you don't even have to go back that far. Just look how badly "official sources" handled Covid-19. For example, remember what the official word was, even despite being a self-contradiction: masks don't work, but save them for health workers. You may say that's a no…

Yep.. now people to can say "They" don't wan't you to know the truth.

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Post by asdkhadsj » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:14 PM UTC

pen2l wrote: post #2

After a half hour long conversation with my neighbor last week of him trying to convince me that Bill Gates is behind coronavirus, please, for the love of our future, continue banning information that is blatantly put up on a bad faith basis. It's exhausting to see my mom and dad succumb to a new conspiracy every other day. I don't see how else we can curb this other than for the tech companies to start aggressively…

I fear that will only mitigate the spread, not curb the belief in it, unfortunately. If anything so many conspiracy theories seem massively fueled even today by any attempts to silence.

I fear something along the lines of education and critical thinking is the only way to deal with this problem. I just don't know how to get there :(

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Post by pen2l » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:15 PM UTC

jki275 wrote: post #4

pen2l wrote: post #2

After a half hour long conversation with my neighbor last week of him trying to convince me that Bill Gates is behind coronavirus, please, for the love of our future, continue banning information that is blatantly put up on a bad faith basis. It's exhausting to see my mom and dad succumb to a new conspiracy every other day. I don't see how else we can curb this other than for the tech companies to start aggressively…

This isn't a conspiracy theory. It's a compilation of data that hasn't been widely reported.

The guy doesn't have a great record of being trustworthy. See https://www.drugpolicy.org/resource/letter-scholars-and-clin... -- a letter signed by over 100 scholars and researchers strongly condemning his previous book which says that marijuana is the culprit behind violence

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Post by guscost » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:17 PM UTC

pen2l wrote: post #2

After a half hour long conversation with my neighbor last week of him trying to convince me that Bill Gates is behind coronavirus, please, for the love of our future, continue banning information that is blatantly put up on a bad faith basis. It's exhausting to see my mom and dad succumb to a new conspiracy every other day. I don't see how else we can curb this other than for the tech companies to start aggressively…

This book is absolutely, by no means, a “bad faith” effort. That accusation is extremely unfair and destructive.

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Post by urthen » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:17 PM UTC

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Post by lsy » Fri, Jun 05, 2020, 5:19 PM UTC

Declining to sell a book in a store isn’t “censorship”. The author could easily host the book on their own website. If the government forces them to take it down, then it’s censorship.