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Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla Send a noteboard - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM
Just a few comments on different parts of what you said:

1. Battlefield Earth has already sunk under its own shittiness. If you were to ban or censor it, it would just arouse interest in something that will be out of print as soon as Scientology dies out (it's likely that a new challenge to its tax status will sink it eventually; once the tax dodge is gone the religion will be unfunded and disappear).


I know. Which is another reason why banning books is stupid.

2. Nietzsche as mandatory reading would be fun to see. I doubt it will happen, though. He's far too controversial. Imagine little kids in Mid-America telling their parents they're reading a book called Der Antichrist.


See, that alone is reason enough for me.

3. I think Foucault's Pendulum is a fun book, but it is nearly inaccessible to the majority of the population of the planet due to its esoteric subject nature.


I don't know. I think most of the people in my high school could have read that. Maybe not all. And certainly not all would understand it. Hmm. I might be willing to replace it with one of the dystopian novels. Or Good Omens. Hmm. Or Watchmen.
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Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Tom - 05/02/2010 05:15:17 PM 1648 Views
Interesting post nossy - 05/02/2010 06:19:06 PM 1157 Views
I agree. One Shakespeare is sufficient. *NM* Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:42:51 AM 445 Views
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Tough Subject, censorship LadyLorraine - 05/02/2010 07:24:39 PM 1162 Views
I think I would be worried if a school had more than one copy of Mein Kampf Tom - 06/02/2010 06:30:08 PM 1055 Views
I was mostly just using it as an example, since it was what the article talked about LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 10:20:08 PM 1090 Views
tough questions random thoughts - 05/02/2010 08:26:30 PM 1118 Views
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I actually ran into this in high school. Apsalar Shadowdancer - 05/02/2010 08:33:10 PM 1305 Views
I found that we covered a lot about American Indian issues in US History. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:23:16 PM 1065 Views
we coverd most of those things as well Apsalar Shadowdancer - 06/02/2010 08:08:22 PM 1287 Views
Anyone interested in German history in particular and European history in general should read it. The Shrike - 05/02/2010 08:47:14 PM 1272 Views
I think jane austen and the brontes would be good to leave in LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 03:44:10 AM 980 Views
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They could. It'd be very educational. LadyLorraine - 06/02/2010 04:37:23 PM 898 Views
I read a great number of books I don't necesarily agree with, so I'm on your side. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:19:21 PM 1075 Views
What about... Macharius - 18/02/2010 06:57:56 PM 1333 Views
Hmm. jh - 05/02/2010 09:11:13 PM 1121 Views
It's interesting that many of the most influential books are hardly ever read. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:15:19 PM 1067 Views
Love the survey. Legolas - 05/02/2010 09:42:29 PM 1270 Views
Interesting. Do you really think that Nineteen Eighty-Four is plausible? Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:13:56 AM 1107 Views
It doesn't have to be plausible as a whole to be relevant. Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:28:20 PM 1070 Views
I agree entirely Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:32:07 PM 1153 Views
You raise an interesting point. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:06:20 PM 1071 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 05/02/2010 11:09:41 PM 1265 Views
Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Tom - 06/02/2010 06:00:29 PM 1117 Views
Re: Nietzsche as mandatory reading - that's a fun idea. Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:03:59 PM 1128 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. aria - 05/02/2010 11:47:08 PM 1217 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Camilla - 06/02/2010 12:11:06 AM 1077 Views
I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 10:30:15 AM 1180 Views
Re: I agree with most of that. But to quote our eminent Camilla... aria - 06/02/2010 12:25:37 PM 1109 Views
I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Tom - 06/02/2010 05:54:50 PM 1073 Views
Re: I agree on the Shakespeare (and mentioned that below). Camilla - 06/02/2010 06:05:48 PM 1189 Views
I don't think high school students need to discuss possibilities for staging. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:36:03 AM 1013 Views
I think there is value to discussing staging LadyLorraine - 07/02/2010 01:52:47 AM 1011 Views
nice post AgentOrange - 06/02/2010 01:27:23 AM 1054 Views
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A lot of people think von Clausewitz is important. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:51:44 PM 983 Views
More than Sun Tzu? *NM* Legolas - 06/02/2010 08:31:44 PM 419 Views
Sun Zi was relatively unknown in the West until recently. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:30:06 AM 1025 Views
Sure, but he could still have influenced world history by influencing Asia... *NM* Legolas - 07/02/2010 01:35:17 AM 446 Views
Doubtful. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:41:01 AM 1071 Views
Tom, you did not just write that AgentOrange - 07/02/2010 10:12:40 AM 1105 Views
The Mongols are not East Asian. They are Central Asian. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:06:19 PM 1110 Views
Neat. Ghavrel - 06/02/2010 06:41:37 AM 1317 Views
Brave New World is an excellent choice. Tom - 06/02/2010 05:15:15 PM 994 Views
In many ways, books are like automobiles or power tools... Larry - 06/02/2010 11:08:01 AM 1227 Views
The interesting thing, to my mind, is that the BBC article talks about "Lebensraum". Tom - 06/02/2010 04:46:34 PM 1038 Views
And nary a thing about Alois Hitler, no? Larry - 06/02/2010 05:52:50 PM 1250 Views
I have yet to see a literature teacher in schools teach history through literature. Tom - 07/02/2010 01:33:57 AM 1092 Views
But yet I know several history teachers who have done this Larry - 07/02/2010 10:38:49 AM 1191 Views
Viewing history through a literary prism is usually an injustice to the study of history. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:16:30 PM 1141 Views
No, the opposite: viewing literature through historical lens is what I'm interested in Larry - 07/02/2010 03:31:04 PM 1105 Views
Re: Censorship, promotion of books and dissemination of ideas. Novo - 06/02/2010 01:44:07 PM 1175 Views
I agree that Shakespeare is over-emphasised. Tom - 06/02/2010 04:29:16 PM 945 Views
Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Tom - 06/02/2010 04:26:53 PM 1210 Views
Re: Before responding to others, I'll post my own responses Camilla - 06/02/2010 10:34:10 PM 1029 Views
Hmm. Rebekah - 06/02/2010 11:33:02 PM 1087 Views
New Zealand has culture? Tom - 07/02/2010 03:25:28 PM 1220 Views
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The Whale Rider is lovely. Rebekah - 10/02/2010 02:36:01 PM 946 Views
I will answer yiour survey but may I ask a question first? What did you think of Steinbeck? Tashmere - 07/02/2010 06:20:52 AM 1023 Views
I hated Steinbeck, with the exception of Travels with Charley. Tom - 07/02/2010 03:22:11 PM 1037 Views
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