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Originally Posted by roddy
Wookie thinks having books in schools teaching children that Jew's are evil is fine, and freedom of speech.
I find this claim highly dubious, or at least worded in a highly misleading way. Do you believe that Wookie thinks it's fine to teach children that Jews are evil? Because if so, you are certainly wrong.
I don't know the conversation you are referring to, but it's likely Wookie believes that schools shouldn't ban books, even if the books claim that Jews are evil. That's not the same thing as believing that those books should be taught, or that they should be presented to students as if the claims they contain were true.
There's also a difference between being against banning books and believing that a certain kind of book should be a standard in a school library, especially depending on the level of the school. College libraries probably should contain copies of Hitler's writings. Middle Schools perhaps not. Neither should ban students from reading the writings just because the contents are objectionable. Neither should teach students that Jews are evil. I highly doubt Wookie would disagree with any of those statements, and they represent very standard American political values.