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In reply to the discussion: Cpt. Johnson is on the scene right now in Ferguson talking it out with some very stubborn youth [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)'prefer' the rest of us read, but we can assure you, we are all relatively intelligent adults here, most of whom have not received, nor would we accept orders from anyone regarding what WE choose to read since we under the care of our parents.
As I said to the other person who decided to use this thread to inform us of what s/he apparently views as more important than the topic of the OP, HIS/HER reading preferences, I'm sure this is of great interest to someone, somewhere, but this topic isn't about people's choices of reading material.
Frankly, being perfectly honest with you, I could not care less what ANY adult chooses to read or watch and I am constantly amazed that here, on a supposedly Liberal forum, we have so many who think they ought to be the arbiters of our reading material. Ban the books, that way our minds, feeble as they are, will not be contaminated. Do you understand how unacceptable your derailment of this thread is simply to try to influence, ban reading material YOU do not like?
This needs to be another topic, and perhaps it's time we had an open discussion about the constant nagging by a few here as to what the rest of us are reading. It is INSULTING to intelligent people to be constantly harassed this way. It's making DU look bad, in fact I know that people have left here because of it.
This comment hopefully will help kick this very important thread.
The Gov. of Missouri is a moron, as are is the Police Chief. They appear to be trying to paint a picture of African Americans as violent, angry and dangerous. Either that, or they actually believe that the people of Ferguson need to be told what to do. It is SHAMEFUl that this Gov is in cahoots with bad guys in all of this, being that he claims to be a Democrat.
We cannot let this happen.