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Originally Posted by catsittingstill
If the bible doesn't make people do evil, then neither would this other book, so why ban it?
If the bible *does* make people do evil, and you still allow it to be sold, what besides rank prejudice makes it okay to ban this other book?
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As others have commented, if this were law or government we were talking about, I'd agree with you. But we're not talking about bans of any kind.
We're talking about a private business choosing what it will and won't sell.
It's not book banning, it's not censorship.
They are not a public utility, they are not public infrastructure.
If you think it's bad company policy, then boycott.
As the non-kindle users are quick to point out, there are several other ebookstores that carry all the same stuff. There are plenty of places to get incest erotica, or hard core porn, or terrorist manuals, or whatever you like.
The aspect of this that I personally find objectionable is the idea that Amazon has promised to keep stuff you buy archived, and they seem to be breaking that promise. I don't like that.
ApK