Posted on 06/09/2010 8:52:35 PM PDT by Retired Intelligence Officer
A small publishing company is under fire after putting warning labels on copies of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical documents.
A small publishing company is under fire after putting warning labels on copies of the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence and other historical documents.
Wilder Publications warns readers of its reprints of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Common Sense, the Articles of Confederation, and the Federalist Papers, among others, that “This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today.”
The disclaimer goes on to tell parents that they "might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work."
Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says the company may be trying to ensure that oversensitive people don't pull its works off bookstore or library shelves.
"Any idea that’s 100 years old will probably offend someone or other," Olson told FoxNews.com. "…But if there’s anything that you ought to be able to take at a first gulp for yourself and then ask your parents if you're wondering about this or that strange thing, it should be the founding documents of American history."
The warning seems to be offending more people than the documents themselves.
Amazon.com’s customer reviews of Wilder’s copy of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation show an overwhelming number of people speaking out against the disclaimer, describing it as “insulting,” “sickening” and “frankly, horrifying.”
Another review for Wilder’s edition of the Federalist Papers calls for an all-out boycott of the publisher, sarcastically pointing out the "dangerous ideas" it’s trying to protect
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These benighted gentlemen failed to solve all the social ills of their time, so it is obvious they have nothing relevant to say. They should simultaneously have given women the vote, ended slavery, and allow gays to marry. The fact they didn't proves they are sexist, racist, homophobes.
The liberals first attacked Christopher Columbus and the great explorers, demonizing them as greedy adventurers who destroyed the paradise that was America until white man ruined it. Liberals have effectively destroyed Columbus' reputation as a hero of America.
But the Founding Fathers will soon join Columbus on the list of people the liberals want kids to hate. Soon, all kids will learn in school about Thomas Jefferson was that he was a slaveowner who got a slave pregnant out of wedlock. All the other events in his life will be censored out of the curicullum.
You certainly know the Lefties well. Thanks for your post.
http://www.wilderpublications.com/
Just check out some of the nutty publications on their front page and you can tell where these nuts are coming from.
“The God in You”
and “The Science of being Great”
This is exactly why I home taught my kid.
This was on Glenn Beck last night.
Porn and “Rules for Radicals” - OK
US Constitution - disclaimer attached
We need to re-take this nation, and soon.
Yep. I'm offended by the ideas outlined in "The Communist Manifesto" (180 years old).
there will come a day when every American will have to choose one side or the other.
it will be like 1936 Spain.
You forgot "killer of baby harp seals and spotted owls". Get with it. Sheesh!
our kids wouldn’t be reading anything but the copy we have as they know what is right.
Let me guess: disclaimer written by yet another person who fails to understand the three-fifths compromise.
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