Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

Setter_sws t1_izbcf2i wrote

Hey I'm not sure what you could do about him. There are very few options especially if he is unwilling to commit himself ... But if you are in fear and have children I would suggest contacting Harmony House. Even if you are not looking for shelter, they will record your situation and offer you what resources they can think of. They will have much better information than any of us on Reddit.

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Leo5030 t1_izba0m9 wrote

Freedom of speech has never been nor will ever be absolute. It’s antithetical to societal order. Additionally, I’m willing to bet that your values align far more with those of communist China, than mine. Though, I would not be surprised if the irony of that is lost on you. A lot of things seem to be lost on you by that one comment alone.

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AquaAndMint t1_izb6l4e wrote

I posted this the last time this came up, but in addition to the SGCL's statement OP linked to, the Missouri Library Association also has a statement with a form that can be filled out to oppose the rule.
For those curious, the full text of the proposed rule is available here.

There's also been a pretty ridiculous local Nextdoor thread going on about it.

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Cursed_ChampagnePapi t1_izb2cot wrote

The creators never really stated, Its supposed to be a generic Midwestern town. The books state it is PA while the movie stated MI.

I have seen that theory pop up a lot online but is usually shot down due to how generic Raccoon City is and looks and how generic Springfield is compared to any other Midwestern town.

It is interesting though.

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deborah_jai t1_izb1le6 wrote

I’m old enough to remember “parents need to parent” as an argument for abstinence-only sex ed or getting rid of sex ed entirely. What we’ve eventually discovered is that people don’t want to parent, they want to hide uncomfortable things from their kids. Unfortunately all that which is hidden will eventually be uncovered, generally in unhealthy ways.

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Evanpik64 t1_izazcu8 wrote

It's not exaggerating when I say this book banning movement from the GOP is VERY fascist adjacent, though I doubt it'll reach the point of book burning purely for optics sake, since that's so associated with Nazism and authoritarianism. But when you look up what books the Nazis actually burned you'll probably notice an unsettling pattern.

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