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Originally Posted by tater
I don't think that drawing swastikas IS a real problem in Germany, that's my point. I think that such free expression would receive the marginalized treatment it would deserve. Immediately post-war, when virtually every adult member of society (barring those who actively fought against it) was in fact at least passively complicit, it made sense. For the modern generations of Germans, there is nothing to see, move along.
So to be clear, I think that germany has gone well beyond the stage where such limitations do anything useful. You're better than that.
So that's the point. Banning expression is pretty much never the right solution.
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Banning expression, I guess the debate is public or private expression. I don't think under any circumstance books should be banned, but I can understand what is acceptable required reading. Maybe the bigger problem is the teaching, teaching and learning from that historic time. I'm not black, so I'm not sure how I would feel about required reading that dealt with past racism on novel level using the N word.
The same with the Confederate flag being flown over state capitals. I love southern history and own a few old battleflags myself, but agree the flag has no place on a current public building....books, not so sure.