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Just fyi, Nobody banned Seuss. Seuss Enterprises stopped publishing a few unpopular Seuss books.


Amazon and ebay have banned it as well so far.


Ban (/ban/) - verb: Officially or legally prohibit.


Amazon and eBay have officially prohibited according to their company policies. Presumably this is what you mean?


At the request of the Seuss Family/Enterprise.


Who should have zero say in the matter


The term “request” means to ask. They asked them not to sell the books, and they agreed not to.


Don't be fooled into thinking Amazon and eBay are doing this because of any moral imperative. It ultimately boils down to the almighty dollar, and these large companies are so scared of being on the wrong "side" of this that they trample on the rights of individuals. What happens when other marketplaces prohibit these books? What happens when there is no legal outlet to sell them outside of face-to-face transactions?

Mark my words, one day the left will lose their position of "authority" on these topics, and the same tools will be abused against the very people who sought to implement them. It will be a sad and unfortunate day when that occurs.


Well, what of it? It is still in archives and libraries.


The Bailey: "These books are racist and harmful." The Motte: "These books are unpopular."




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