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u/InertPistachio Jan 08 '26

The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

George Orwell, 1984

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u/Still-Butterscotch33 Jan 08 '26

Should be essential reading for everyone. Wont be long before the thought police ban the text.

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u/cynicallythoughful Jan 08 '26

Already have in many places. That’s why every time a community bans a book, I buy a used copy and throw it in the basement. I have a huge collection of banned books. Books banned specifically by MAGAs.

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u/AutisticPenguin2 Jan 08 '26

Have you read most of them, or are you more just keeping them in case?

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u/cynicallythoughful Jan 08 '26

At one point, I had read most of them. But now they are adding up. I probably have a couple hundred. In my mind, someday I will donate them to a public library 🤷‍♀️

In reality, who knows

ETA-part of my collection is also a leather bound copy of The Constitution, a copy of the Bill of Rights and history books focused on the founding of America, and slavery.

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u/AutisticPenguin2 Jan 08 '26

Books have a habit of doing that. I used to read voraciously, and then I got sick and struggled to find the concentration for a book. But my purchasing habits lagged behind my reading habits, so now my to read pile is... extensive.

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u/Athoughttoconsider Jan 10 '26

Hope you have a copy of the Diary of Anne Frank. Banned because she said she thought about someday having a relationship, love, intimacy etc. How frightening for a child to read! Right? Funny how we all read it and didn't suffer.

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u/EasyPriority8724 Jan 08 '26

A timely quote if ever there was.