tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post5794761750111285637..comments2024-03-12T08:04:47.314-07:00Comments on Naming His Grace: Banning books, burning books is there a difference?Viola Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-69278422911110934232011-05-25T14:22:53.368-07:002011-05-25T14:22:53.368-07:00There is a huge difference between a boycott and a...There is a huge difference between a boycott and a ban. This is self-evident, but a person can certainly choose what he or she wants to read ... for whatver reason.<br /><br />The logic of ban is quite different - it is choosing for everyone what you can acquire. <br /><br />This is the major problem with the so-called 'intellectual boycott' thrust of BDS. It is usuall complicated - because it usually consists in limiting what information is available rather than what people choose.<br /><br />Bob - I don't know the details of the Glasgow district bans, but I do know the intellectual boycott does actually attack people who are supportive of the anti-Israel cause.<br /><br />There is something altogether sinister about this on another level. It cuts people off from ideas. Not self-chosen ... which might be bad, might be narrow, etc. But externally.will spottshttp://wspotts.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-16089662103772429532011-05-25T11:01:45.736-07:002011-05-25T11:01:45.736-07:00So do these districts in Scotland ban books from I...So do these districts in Scotland ban books from Israel that are critical of the Israeli government's actions and positions? That would be true irony. "Can't read books by people who agree with the rulers of the district! Would be funny if anyone knew when to laugh.<br /><br />Bob Campbell<br />Sharon Hill, PAPastor Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510081361292855641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-74051489843511887412011-05-25T10:51:47.659-07:002011-05-25T10:51:47.659-07:00John,
I do not know of any place that is more rele...John,<br />I do not know of any place that is more relentless in their campaign against a Jewish Israel then the IPMN.<br />Except of course groups like Storm Front, etc. who don't mind at all what IPMN is doing.Viola Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-81103114519359220772011-05-25T09:57:13.019-07:002011-05-25T09:57:13.019-07:00I would not be surprised if Israeli books (or Engl...I would not be surprised if Israeli books (or English translations of Israeli books) were the ONLY ones boycotted. This reflects the relentless campaign of vilification against the Jewish state. There is an obsession bordering on hysteria against Israel in much of the world.<br /><br />John Erthein<br />DeFuniak Springs, FLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-59429844632849452652011-05-24T23:59:09.795-07:002011-05-24T23:59:09.795-07:00Too true Bruce.Too true Bruce.Viola Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-73964240437237337342011-05-24T23:58:01.315-07:002011-05-24T23:58:01.315-07:00Doug,
Interesting thoughts on your part. First of ...Doug,<br />Interesting thoughts on your part. First of all I could have shown some modern day videos of such actions in Europe and the Balkans. Just recently it was against the Roma.<br /><br />Second the Nazis started out with book burnings, they ended up using human skin for lamp shades.(It didn't happen all at once.) And notice if you read the news article the city council banned stores from selling the books. That is much, much more than boycotting. <br /><br />The Nazis didn't start out as a large political movement. They started out as a small group of rabble rousers who hated Jews.Viola Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146967423654966140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-1389271667715213912011-05-24T22:46:12.113-07:002011-05-24T22:46:12.113-07:00Yes, yes, it's been several hours since anyone...Yes, yes, it's been several hours since anyone spoke about exterminating anyone. <br /><br />Bruce Byrne<br />Concord, CaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560220615271337359.post-52517376187268014782011-05-24T22:21:03.396-07:002011-05-24T22:21:03.396-07:00The whole Nazi-comparison thing lost it's stea...The whole Nazi-comparison thing lost it's steam years ago, honestly. If someday we have storm-troopers marching down the streets bearing swastikas, I don't think most people will even have a word to call them anymore, Nazi has been so thoroughly worn out.<br /><br />That aside, the difference between boycotting books as a political statement about the policies of a certain nation on the one hand, and seeking to exterminate a people and do things like make them into lamp-shades on the other hand should be readily apparent to everyone.Douglas Underhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215736448645573566noreply@blogger.com