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| (...) Nope. The child and parents can still read the book at the local library or at the bookstore or even online. The private school is choosing not to carry a particular book on private property, which isn't censorship. Suppose I write a book that (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I definitely disagree. If a private school wants to exclude any and all books from its premisis talking about Darwin's evolutionary theory, that's censorship! Everyone involved might be totally fine with it, and they might have made you aware (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) In case anyone is interested, I assume you mean this thread: (URL) Of course, BL posts are purged every 6 months so don't bother clicking on any of those links. (20 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Agree! I set up the example to intentionally sound like the type of government that we would be more anxious to call "censoring". Arguably, I could've done without the lengthy applications and fingerprinting and such, and I would *still* call (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Hey, that's pretty good. In essence, omission is not censorship; restriction is. That works at least in the public arena, but it still doesn't apply IMO to a private forum. Still, it's a good rule of thumb. Dave! (20 years ago, 13-Apr-07, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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