Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!execu!sequoia!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Censorship on the USENET Message-ID: <18704@rpp386.cactus.org> Date: 7 Nov 90 07:47:48 GMT References: <1990Nov05.033218.21980@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <1990Nov5.194650.197@eff.org> <18697@rpp386.cactus.org> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Distribution: na Organization: Lone Star Cafe and BBS Service Lines: 20 X-Clever-Slogan: Recycle or Die. In article bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes: >I don't think the argument "we can't afford to buy *every* book" >washes in a case like this. That would merely be a lie to cover up the >real motives. Presumably the motives are a matter of record or at >least someone who was present and dissatisfied related the real >motives, or it comes out when the decision is challenged. It's simply to illustrate the point that any criteria used to select which books they do buy is arbitrary. Unless you buy every book, or select books in a totally random fashion, you will use some criteria that will exclude books that may be wanted by some group. [ What continues to amaze me is that any educated person even could consider that Twain's depiction of Jim's character was racist in the context of the entire work is simply mind boggling. ] -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org "SCCS, the source motel! Programs check in and never check out!" -- Ken Thompson