I love this one so much! Patrons should definitely decide what libraries purchase. The lack of say is another example of stolen tax dollars that should have at least purchased the services we wanted. But the entire tax system was perverted very long ago. Now we exist in a semi-invisible slave system. I believe in creating or supporting alternative systems when the existing ones are too far gone, such as public schools. I pray that libraries are salvagable, although personally I don't find the specific genres I'm looking for at libraries these days. Sometimes the occasional permaculture or holistic health book will catch my eye. Mostly I depend on used books ordered online or digital versions. I do appreciate libraries for the creative space they provide for children and community events. And the shelves should not be tainted with twisted, self hating, yet egomaniacal perversions of the sacred human form. Maybe we should have been filling out request forms for useful and inspiring books all along. Is the devolving selection a sign of our collective apathy combined with the convenience of ordering books online?
A semi-invisible slave system is such an apt way to describe it. I think the issue is really precisely what you stated here about apathy. So many people agree with my sentiments and yours but they choose to turn a blind eye. It is this combined with the influential power that comes more from the top-in this case the issue is the American Library Association, who has essentially gone “full woke” for lack of a better term. Their priorities are very in line with popular liberal values-lots of LGBTQ, BLM, Covid “misinformation” etc...the whole song and dance. The combination of the apathy with the disembodied righteousness of associations such as this is the root issue. I still will take the kids and utilize the library but I will also keep pushing back. I think why I found this situation so discouraging especially is because it was related to children. Visiting the library as a child should be about nourishing your mind and passions, not these (as you articulated so well) egotistical and self-hating messages.
I love this one so much! Patrons should definitely decide what libraries purchase. The lack of say is another example of stolen tax dollars that should have at least purchased the services we wanted. But the entire tax system was perverted very long ago. Now we exist in a semi-invisible slave system. I believe in creating or supporting alternative systems when the existing ones are too far gone, such as public schools. I pray that libraries are salvagable, although personally I don't find the specific genres I'm looking for at libraries these days. Sometimes the occasional permaculture or holistic health book will catch my eye. Mostly I depend on used books ordered online or digital versions. I do appreciate libraries for the creative space they provide for children and community events. And the shelves should not be tainted with twisted, self hating, yet egomaniacal perversions of the sacred human form. Maybe we should have been filling out request forms for useful and inspiring books all along. Is the devolving selection a sign of our collective apathy combined with the convenience of ordering books online?
A semi-invisible slave system is such an apt way to describe it. I think the issue is really precisely what you stated here about apathy. So many people agree with my sentiments and yours but they choose to turn a blind eye. It is this combined with the influential power that comes more from the top-in this case the issue is the American Library Association, who has essentially gone “full woke” for lack of a better term. Their priorities are very in line with popular liberal values-lots of LGBTQ, BLM, Covid “misinformation” etc...the whole song and dance. The combination of the apathy with the disembodied righteousness of associations such as this is the root issue. I still will take the kids and utilize the library but I will also keep pushing back. I think why I found this situation so discouraging especially is because it was related to children. Visiting the library as a child should be about nourishing your mind and passions, not these (as you articulated so well) egotistical and self-hating messages.