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Amazon in the news

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:30 pm
by Quickone
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/10/amazon ... ml?npt=NP1


I'm all for free speech but does this go to far?.

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:20 pm
by BizarreLoveTriangle
I think he did it for the lulz :thumbsup

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 2:15 am
by Jerry
WHAT'S LULZ?

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:40 am
by BizarreLoveTriangle

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2010 1:00 am
by BizarreLoveTriangle

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:31 pm
by Nabokov
It does not go too far in any way. The book is presumably a love guide - not an abuse guide. No harm is being done, just a different type of lifestyle being expressed to mutual benefit.
Today 'positive liberty' is abused and utilised, to justify a perverted justice protecting children from 'harm', in turn coercing free speech, different lifestyles, and forcing us all to be de-individuated 'moral' subhumans - no better than the collective in N Korea.

The book should not have been withdrawn. I hope he finds another shop in which to sell it...

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:49 pm
by Jerry
By the way, "coercing" means forcing people to do something.
I think you meant something like "squelching" or "strongly discouraging" free speech and individual life-style choice.

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:10 pm
by BizarreLoveTriangle
In any case it is cool to irritate people with stuff like that :thumbsup

I wonder how many of the protesters had actually seen or read the book :think

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:06 pm
by Jerry
Probably none of them.

Re: Amazon in the news

Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:10 pm
by Nabokov
Jerry wrote:By the way, "coercing" means forcing people to do something.
I think you meant something like "squelching" or "strongly discouraging" free speech and individual life-style choice.
My bad - sleepy headed.

You're right - I meant discouraging. Should have said 'coercing against'.