Literary site @The_Millions shared a dilemma faced by some book sellers:
"What can you do when a customer wants a book that you not only find objectionable but also believe dangerous?" https://t.co/uDpNTTcTPY pic.twitter.com/fj2lWXXG7c
— The Millions (@The_Millions) July 19, 2017
Hmm… a tough one. Or maybe not:
You can shut the fuck up and get them their product. You're a shopkeeper.
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) July 19, 2017
You sell it to them because this isn't Soviet Russia. https://t.co/ZyNB5jxKRx
— Emily Zanotti’s Great & Unmatched Wisdom (@emzanotti) July 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/bkerogers/status/887694309427904516
Do book sellers like that realize they’re boosting Amazon’s bottom line while stomping on their own?
Give it to him or lose his business to Amazon. https://t.co/7uIxhDfAo4
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) July 19, 2017
Idea of Amazon being America’s only bookseller in the next 10 years seems less threatening now https://t.co/aOXahO1Fdx
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/Duramadera/status/887710513207050240
https://twitter.com/JammieWF/status/887716685008056321
I'll take "Things the Nazis said before burning books" for $1000 Alex https://t.co/IDgj0XlfY1
— TheRightWingM ?? (@TheRightWingM) July 19, 2017
Really, what can you do except burn your entire bookstore to the ground to protect society from dangerous ideas in those darn books? https://t.co/qCnGCOGGKC
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) July 19, 2017
Recommended
you don't get to decide what to censor scumbag
— ? Bean ? (@BeanfromPa) July 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/cdsgofisher/status/887695738553094145
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/887699458498199557
I'm a progressive; this review is so slanted it toppled. Author cherry picks, ignores Vance's pts abt rust belt, underwater mortgages etc.
— marymcnamara (@marymcnamara) July 19, 2017
Furthermore, @JDVance1 never implied he bootstrapped. He repeatedly credits his grandmother, the Marines, his girlfriend for helping him.
— marymcnamara (@marymcnamara) July 19, 2017
Thank you for actually reading it.
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) July 19, 2017
Here’s a fun game: Replace a word and what would progressives suddenly think?
Protip: replace "book" with "wedding cake" https://t.co/ZHrPkxiqab
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) July 19, 2017
Oh the horror!
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