Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agoIt used to be just weird Christians, but now everyone's pretty much on board with burning Harry Potter books.message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down127
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareIt used to be just weird Christians, but now everyone's pretty much on board with burning Harry Potter books.Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarecrimsonpoodle@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoThe problem with this is that if presumably the government had such power it wouldn’t just be used to silence hateful voices but also those who proclaim liberty and tolerance. The pendulum can only be given so much power when it swings both ways.
minus-squarejasoman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoI feel this when someone from the left asks for licenses to have kids. Like you know, that swings the other way more often than not.
The problem with this is that if presumably the government had such power it wouldn’t just be used to silence hateful voices but also those who proclaim liberty and tolerance. The pendulum can only be given so much power when it swings both ways.
I feel this when someone from the left asks for licenses to have kids. Like you know, that swings the other way more often than not.