Reply #39: I remain on the side of freedom over authoritarianism consistently. [View All]

[American Tragedy]

Needless to say, I very strongly doubt that examples like those are appropriate for a grade school library. But I don't think I would protest if such books were in a designated section of a university library.

It would have been quite difficult for me to complete my thesis on the psychology of fascism without having access to propaganda literature and of course Mein Kampf. I have always believed that we should confront these things directly and explicitly.

However, I would demand that all editions are either abridged or contain a preface that contextualizes the documents. For instance, mentioning that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a hoax.