Posted on Mar 2, 2023
I've read all the James Bond books and write for a living. Censoring them is just plain wrong
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Looks like we’re going Communist, censoring anything we personally disagree with. That’s not what our Country was built on. Our Country was built in Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion.
I've read all the James Bond books and write for a living. Censoring them is just plain wrong
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I have all 14 of the original Ian Fleming's Bond books (in paperback). I do not agree with any censorship of any published works by anyone.
"‘I MAY DISAPPROVE OF WHAT YOU SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT’"
Just be prepared to pay the price if you voice something unpopular.
"‘I MAY DISAPPROVE OF WHAT YOU SAY, BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT’"
Just be prepared to pay the price if you voice something unpopular.
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Amen.
We also need to realize when we have to agree to disagree. That's not easy to do sometimes.
We also need to realize when we have to agree to disagree. That's not easy to do sometimes.
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Someone please explain how using language appropriately is racist. Mark Twain named a character "Nigger Jim" in one of the pioneering anti-racist tomes because naming him "Jim" or "Slave Jim" or "Jim the Slave" or any other thing would have diminished the impact of the anti-racist message. Allow me to explain before your mounting ire at my explicit use of the character's name causes you to destroy your computer. The book wasn't written for those who opposed slavery. It was written for those who accepted slavery because it was a natural part of their culture. Twain created a sympathetic character with human traits that allowed people who lived in a racist culture to see his humanity. They were then able to join Huck Finn on his journey of discovery, that abandoning racial prejudice was the right thing to do even if racial prejudice is popularly accepted in one's community or culture.
Also, please explain why we need the First Amendment to protect popular speech. Now, reread that sentence to make certain that you understand my request. Popular speech doesn't need protection. We need to protect unpopular speech so that popular ideas can be debated and changed when necessary, as when it is popular to hate or persecute others for their differences.
No, I don't have any defense of the Bond series of books or their film adaptations. I was never a fan and don't know enough about them to judge whether or not they need defending.
Also, please explain why we need the First Amendment to protect popular speech. Now, reread that sentence to make certain that you understand my request. Popular speech doesn't need protection. We need to protect unpopular speech so that popular ideas can be debated and changed when necessary, as when it is popular to hate or persecute others for their differences.
No, I don't have any defense of the Bond series of books or their film adaptations. I was never a fan and don't know enough about them to judge whether or not they need defending.
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"Popular" is one of those tricky words. Thanks for adding some very valuable context.
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LTC David Brown
During the time period when Twain wrote his books the N word was a descriptor, not a pejorative. Cowboys were called, say, N— Tom etc. Using those terms was common. Twain was very pro equality and didn’t like racism. Jim was the only sane one one the trip.
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LTC David Brown - Twain wasn't always anti-racism. In fact, at one point in his life, he owned slaves. However, his life was a journey of discovery that led him to reject his earlier prejudice. There are, indeed, many known instances when he sought to help former slaves. For example, he financed the education of a black law student at Harvard who went on to become a highly successful attorney, one who later mentored Thurgood Marshall. Twain's journey from racist to anti-racist is the foundation of Huck Finn's journey.
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Is some one going to chisel on the nose of Jesus on the Pieta because they are offended because the nose isn’t “Jewish” enough? What about adding “Black “ Angels to the Sistine Chapel? Maybe add a Muslim prayer tower to Notre Dame ? It is ridiculous!
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Of course existing paintings, statues, and stuff shouldn’t be altered.
Our politically correct friends just look to divide, they don’t want to admit that we already have a blended society. Your one comment made me smile and think of this picture of my granddaughter at a friend’s house about 18 years ago. It was a good visit that I still vividly remember. Good times always stay with us. All I can say is don’t listen to the as__oles who look to divide us.
Our politically correct friends just look to divide, they don’t want to admit that we already have a blended society. Your one comment made me smile and think of this picture of my granddaughter at a friend’s house about 18 years ago. It was a good visit that I still vividly remember. Good times always stay with us. All I can say is don’t listen to the as__oles who look to divide us.
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