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Originally Posted by Nate the great
Kenny didn't say "total freedom to do what you want", so I don't know where you got that.
It's a shame that you are mixing up the book and the act. The 2 are not the same.
I think they should be allowed to sell this book.
I also think they should be allowed to sell Mein Kampf, but that doesn't mean I think the Holocaust was a good idea.
I also think they should be allowed to sell the political tracts of the Weathermen Underground, but that doesn't mean I think we should go blow up the government.
I also think everyone should be allowed to buy and sell guns, but that doesn't mean I think you should go kill someone.
There's a huge difference between the tool and the act. This book,by itself, does no harm. It's the act that does the harm, and it's already illegal.
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And you are mixing up the RIGHT of Amazon to sell the book with the wisdom and common sense of doing so.
Again, this is not an issue of censorship, but of judgment. Amazon should have exercised some judgment here, but they didn't. They took the money from this guy to self-publish and then automatically listed his book for sale. (He has several others on Amazon as well, all apparently dealing with sex and/or religion.)
The First Amendment doesn't mean that no one is ever allowed to exercise discretion about what is published and/or sold.
Amazon's own initial statement read: "
Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions." [Emphasis added.] Well, in what alternate universe is sex with a child not a criminal act? In what alternate universe is something that calls itself a how-to guide not promoting that criminal act?
A news article about the controversy appears
here.