Thread: Is it ever okay to condemn a book without even attempting to read it?
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Old 08-11-2017, 02:23 PM   #60
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Originally Posted by Hellmark View Post
The only time it is OK to condemn a book without reading, is if it is in support of something appalling. Like, I think it is ok to reject a book by David Duke without reading it, since it is apparent most of his books are racist in nature.

Outside of that, really, no.
Good point, so now I have a question for you. I know you are rejecting the book as something you would never read. The question is are you saying that no one should read his books? Why should what another person reads be any of your concern?

There is a certain newspaper you couldn't pay me to read because they consistently publish one particular reader's comments, but I wouldn't tell others not to read it.

Not googling David Duke. I know he is an extremist.
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