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People are so short sighted when it comes to imposing these types of laws. Sure, they get what they want so long as their side is in power. What happens when the Republicans get voted out? Would they be okay with the Democrats having these tools at their disposal?
It seems like they have the freedom to choose books so long as the child isn't exposed to sex and racism.
Hope you didn't think "Little Bill" was appropriate.
People are so short sighted when it comes to imposing these types of laws. Sure, they get what they want so long as their side is in power. What happens when the Republicans get voted out? Would they be okay with the Democrats having these tools at their disposal?
People are so short sighted when it comes to imposing these types of laws. Sure, they get what they want so long as their side is in power. What happens when the Republicans get voted out? Would they be okay with the Democrats having these tools at their disposal?
Efforts towards gerrymandering, and the tendency of people to move out of states with laws that oppress them, make such actions future-proof.
People are so short sighted when it comes to imposing these types of laws. Sure, they get what they want so long as their side is in power. What happens when the Republicans get voted out? Would they be okay with the Democrats having these tools at their disposal?
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"People who want to be left alone will be trounced by"
You, people like you feel the need to tell trans and queer people who they can and can't be because you are such snowflakes that you feel threatened by people being different. The politicians people like you vote into office actively promote stochastic terrorism against queer and trans people, there is no analog to compare to on the left because violence IS the platform for the republican party at this point.
People like you will go so far as to forego voting into office politicians that would actually improve your lives and instead choose a dumpsterfire of a politician to vote for. You fragile idiots will ACTIVELY make your life harder because said dumpsterfires always cut social safety nets and services, just so yall can own the libs and punish some minority that you feel threatened by.
It seems like they have the freedom to choose books so long as the child isn't exposed to sex and racism.
If a book only featuring white people isn't racist, then a book only featuring black people isn't racist. If a book ending with a prince living happily ever after with a princess isn't about sex, then a book ending with two princes living happily ever after isn't about sex. However, these are not the standards that Florida is applying.
It seems like they have the freedom to choose books so long as the child isn't exposed to sex and racism.
Given the books being targeted by this movement have included Maus and Toni Morrison, I don't see how its possible to take this in good faith. Reasonable people can disagree about what's age appropriate. Threatening teachers with a felony charge is psychotic.
People are so short sighted when it comes to imposing these types of laws. Sure, they get what they want so long as their side is in power. What happens when the Republicans get voted out? Would they be okay with the Democrats having these tools at their disposal?
Efforts towards gerrymandering, and the tendency of people to move out of states with laws that oppress them, make such actions future-proof.
This is categorically false. More people are moving to states like Texas, Florida, and Georgia than states like California and New York. Blacks are moving in droves back to the South.
Teachers should buy a locked glass cabinet and make sure it's lit well and titled, "banned information the politicians in charge don't want you to know."