Charlie StrossMay 24, 2023

Book challenges are fueled by parents' objections to LGBTQ themes - The Washington Post

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges
An analysis of book challenges from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people.

ELEVEN BIGOTS, FOLKS. JUST ELEVEN BIGOTS are trying to destroy public education across the USA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/23/lgbtq-book-ban-challengers/

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges

A analysis of objections from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people

The Washington Post
Show threadAngus McIntyreMay 24, 2023

@cstross Reportedly, the vast majority of COVID misinformation can also be traced back to a similarly tiny band of assholes (no word on whether there's any overlap between the two groups, but I'd bet that they're not more than a degree or two of separation apart).

There may not be a single reason why we can't have nice things, but this tawdry little coven of Comstocks shows that the total count is often barely in double digits.

Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷May 24, 2023
@angusm @cstross I agree there's only a small number of the actively malicious, but the reason they've got the devastating impact they do is because it catches and resonates with the "silent" supportive majority.
Show threadAnalog AIMay 24, 2023
@larsmb @angusm @cstross "Majority" (in the USA anyway) only if you count people in a way to account for gerrymandering. Without gerrymandering, many of the politicians pushing this would not have sufficient support to push the bills through.
Show threadLars Marowsky-Brée 😷
@Retreival9096 @angusm @cstross The gerrymandering (in the US) persists because the people tolerate it.
I think we make too many excuses for the majority by attributing the outcomes to the malicious few. (I don't deny their existence, but they only have such impact because they are supported.)
May 24, 2023 at 3:19pmWeb
Show threadCDunnMay 24, 2023
@larsmb @Retreival9096 @angusm @cstross it’s more complicated than that because there is an opposition, and even though they are in the minority, the founding documents were written to empower this type of minority specifically to protect slavery. The majority is not large enough to overcome this (hopefully in the future it will be), and is not ready to forfeit “domestic tranquility” to pursue non-governmental change