Christopher Webb
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Book bans…Defunding libraries

Ponder this: Before the Emancipation Proclamation it was a criminal act for Black people to read. It was a criminal act to teach a Black person to read. After slavery, there were literacy tests to prevent us from voting.

Where are we headed & why?
09:16 AM - Apr 13, 2023
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Stewart Tan
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In response to Christopher Webb.
It's being done partly for the same reason why it was done during slavery as as any foreign occupation (WW2, etc.), an illiterate population is easier to control. The other part is it gives them a fake issue to raise (e.g. trans, etc.), another shiny object that people can focus on.
09:06 PM - Apr 13, 2023
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Innerspacegirl
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In response to Christopher Webb.
for every shred of progress in any direction I see at least as many giant leaps backward into the past. the greed, stupidity and hatred are massively disheartening.
10:00 AM - Apr 13, 2023
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