I'm amazed to see all the socialists on this topic. Libraries are a socialist. I read all the time, but my library is controled by liberals, which influences books purchased. Why should my tax dollars be paying for liberals who want to read about Hillary's village?
Let me see.. Libraries are socialist? Education is socialist? I think it would be a shock to one of the most successful CAPITALISTS of all time that the library system he created is now believed to be socialist.
I walk into my local libraries (many of which I am fortunate enough to know Carnegie himself BUILT) and see not only Leftist but Right Wing books as well. The Downtown Business Library (which I visit nearly weekly) is full of Capitalist tomes. Forbes Magazine, the WSJ... hardly socialist.
Access to knowledge is KEY to having a strong nation. We cannot be a free nation if we do not have an educated and informed population. Libraries are wealth's of knowlege freely available to all that bother to get off their lazy butts and access.
They are probably among the greatest achievements societies have... Knowlege is not kept among the elite and the monks, from the people, but accessible to all the people. Yes no doubt some of the literary works kept there are drivel, but beside Hillary you will find Hannity and more importantly HOMER.
Society is more than just a bunch of folks living next to one another it is an interwoven community. We are greater and will achieve greater as a society when knowlege is available to all. This isn't socialism, this is reality.
It would be beyond shameful if a county or city or state turned its back on public libraries for its citizens. Citizens should demand it.. access to knowlege and information for all is what allows this nation to grow and prosper.
I find those who gripe about libraries generally are folks who have not bothered to attempt to gain much knowlege themselves.
My library has Hillary's book, but it also has all of Ann Coulter's, Hannity's, Rush's.... etc. on and on.
Pro-Bush books seem to outnumber the anti's.
But, then, I'm in Texas. ;-D
[I'm amazed to see all the socialists on this topic. Libraries are a socialist. I read all the time, but my library is controled by liberals, which influences books purchased. Why should my tax dollars be paying for liberals who want to read about Hillary's village?]
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