SamanthaAnastasia
Just a library lady
- Dec 21, 2018
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Yeah you can have the Christchurch’s manifesto in the US without getting arrested.Is freedom to force others to do things they don't want to do? Is it freedom to seek to influence others in a certain direction via forcing them in institutions they have control of to provide what you want but what they don't want? Why does every community have to obey your standard? Why does every library have to provide the books you want?
You want to say I'm no better than ISIS, as if they're the only ones in history who have maintained strict control on their communities. Christianity, for most of it's existence prior to the United States and the enlightenment limited both access and the reception of information in society (this can be a shock to Americans). Not even just Christians, but Jewish communities in their own ghettos did this as well and there were harsh punishments for any who violated the rules. So if you want to condemn me, or anyone else who would seek to allow people to regulate themselves how they see fit, you ought judge the entire Christian tradition. No, rather judge everyone before modernity.
Complete individualism is the antithesis of Christianity and to any civilization as a whole. Christianity has never been a religion which put the rights of the individual ahead of the Church. But my position is this, let localities decide what books they want or do not want. You don't need an overarching authority to decide for them.
I don't screech about the first amendment. To me the constitution is not a sacred document which can't be doubted. As for freedom of speech in NZ, we're not allowed complete freedom of speech. There are certain books you aren't allowed to own or legally distribute in NZ either. You'll get arrested for having the Christchurch shooter's manifesto on your person.
God doesn’t violate free will. We should follow that lest we are totalitarians.
And I don’t judge you. I do however find it sad that you have this worldview.
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