http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/01/toshokan-sensou-k505/ my PANTS are on FIRE! SAVE ME TOM CRUISE Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:03:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/01/toshokan-sensou-k505/#comment-136 Jandel Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:53:31 +0000 http://www.short-circuited.com/2008/06/01/toshokan-sensou-k505/#comment-136 How is it a ridiculous premise? Having previously worked in a library, did you know that the American Library Bill of Rights states the following "Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment."? I don't think that to take up arms in defense of freedom of thought is so far fetched. People did it when Hitler tried to control the media through mass book burning. Another item taken from the American Library Bill of Rights "Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval." which is basically what Toshokan Sensou revolves around, doesn't it. Japan has something extremely similar and I do not think it is ridiculous to think that people would find defending things as important as books a waste of time. After all, you have Islamic extremists who would go on a suicide mission because they saw enemy troops shooting at their holy book and I'm sure if you look, you'll find some fundamentalist Christian would do the same. How is it a ridiculous premise? Having previously worked in a library, did you know that the American Library Bill of Rights states the following “Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.”? I don’t think that to take up arms in defense of freedom of thought is so far fetched. People did it when Hitler tried to control the media through mass book burning. Another item taken from the American Library Bill of Rights “Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.” which is basically what Toshokan Sensou revolves around, doesn’t it. Japan has something extremely similar and I do not think it is ridiculous to think that people would find defending things as important as books a waste of time. After all, you have Islamic extremists who would go on a suicide mission because they saw enemy troops shooting at their holy book and I’m sure if you look, you’ll find some fundamentalist Christian would do the same.

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