What's Everyone Reading

[andromedaaudio]

Guys why has nobody thought of posting political motivated you tube vids /songs yet .
If books dont convince anybody may be a song does , lol

 

[morricab]

You talking about hypocrisy? That's rich.

And of course it was about making a point.

Exactly what are you accusing me of being hypocritical about?

 

[morricab]

Come on Brad, you're smart enough to realize that I post a cover of that book to make a point.

Hypocrisy

 

[morricab]

Hypocrisy

And it’s not the first rant you’ve went on when you were triggered

 

[Al M.]

Ron, strike this one too...again clearly political.

That's what you get when you have an obvious "politics allowed" stance on WBF with allowing political book covers to be posted.

 

[andromedaaudio]

Ron, strike this one too...again clearly political.

Ron clearly has a (well deserved )day off lol

 

[ddk]

I just keep it real.

With nazi paraphernalia, as I said good to know who you are.

david

 

[Al M.]

With nazi paraphernalia, as I said good to know who you are.

david

LOL. Have you even bothered to check what this book is about?

Maus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[ddk]

LOL. Have you even bothered to check what this book is about?

Maus - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The picture is enough! Have you read it to know what it's about?

david

 

[jeff1225]

With nazi paraphernalia, as I said good to know who you are.

david

David,
Do you not know this book Maus? It's a famous Pulitzer prize book about the Holocaust, written by a survivor of the Holocaust. It was just banned by the right wing republican school board in Tennessee.

If you think this is Nazi paraphernalia then you are a lot less cultured than I thought you were.

 

[ddk]

David,
Do you not know this book Maus? It's a famous Pulitzer prize book about the Holocaust, written by a survivor of the Holocaust. It was just banned by the right wing republican school board in Tennessee.

If you think this is Nazi paraphernalia then you are a lot less cultured than I thought you were.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck no matter what it pretends to be.

david

 

[morricab]

That's what you get when you have an obvious "politics allowed" stance on WBF with allowing political book covers to be posted.

No, it's what we get when you make blatant political commentary.

 

[jeff1225]

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck no matter what it pretends to be.

You got caught not knowing about one of the most important books written about the Holocaust. How are embarrassing for you.

 

[tima]

a famous Pulitzer prize book about the Holocaust, written by a survivor of the Holocaust.

Spiegelman is not a holocaust survivor. His parents were.

 

[eagle32nd]

Seriously...stop! There was a big discussion about this issue a few months back. Political books are fine to post so long as the commentary doesn't follow. I love seeing what other people are reading - whether I agree or not - and you're threatening that all for of us. Take the arguments to private messages if necessary, but don't ruin this thread.

Thanks!

 

[ddk]

You got caught not knowing about one of the most important books written about the Holocaust. How are embarrassing for you.

I grew up with this! It’s the internet here!
david

 

[ddk]

Spiegelman is not a holocaust survivor. His parents were.

Many Kapos are survivors too!
david

 

[jeff1225]

Yes, apparently for foul language and a nude picture. Not saying it is right to ban it but it wasn't for political reasons.

Comical.

 

[Steve Williams]

Seriously...stop! There was a big discussion about this issue a few months back. Political books are fine to post so long as the commentary doesn't follow. I love seeing what other people are reading - whether I agree or not - and you're threatening that all for of us. Take the arguments to private messages if necessary, but don't ruin this thread.

Thanks!

members have been warned privately and I can promise that if it continues in a political fashion several of you will be taking an extended vacation from the board. I don't moderate. Ron is away with family and with poor internet connection. Tom has had some serious family issues that has taken him away also. So if you guys want moderation, I can promise that the ones I have warned privately will be on vacation. If all of you could only step back and see how ridiculous you sound when someone puts up an image of a book without comment and it strikes a nerve such that you behave like kids in a playground. Its when the posts get laced with profanity I can promise the offender that if it happens again it will be dealt with in the terms mentioned above. I hope I made my point. I started this thread in 2010 as I enjoy reading and the thread was a means to find new books to read.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Please see post #817, above, from July of 2021:

[W]hile the posting of a photo of the cover of a book on this thread might legitimately be viewed as political expression, we apply a bright line rule that mere photos of the covers of political books may be posted. The concept of this thread is that people post photos of the covers of the books they are reading, but no more.

While photos of the covers of political books may be posted, questions about them and comments about them and political answers to political questions about them may not be posted. People who are emotionally triggered merely by setting eyes on a photo of a cover of a book the political content of which they disagree with will just have to steel themselves against posting a comment in response.