"Art of the Deal" Book Burning - Good or Bad?

[bondwooley]

Should that be organized?

Good idea or bad?

Thoughts would be much appreciated.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Book-burnings have a bad vibe.

Making the books into toilet paper rolls might be a better idea.

[bondwooley]

5. Was thinking the

substitute would be deleting a kindle version near a bonfire.

[struggle4progress]

21. +

[mindem]

2. Bad Idea

How can we defend first amendment rights if we burn books ourselves?

[bondwooley]

43. I'm not defending

the concept at all, just posted this thread for people's thoughts.

But, actually, to defend the first amendment rights don't we have to support flag burners, book burners and whatever else? By support, I mean the right to that expression?

It gets a bit confusing. I support the 1st amendment and feel that flag burning is fair game.... and the book thing feels creepy .... but why?

[mindem]

63. It's hard to put to words.

I know it really bothers me when any book gets banned, burned, or anything else. I don't like that some books written by Mark Twain are subject to culling because of the language and subject matter. You just can't sanitize everything. Maybe we should all grab a bottle of whiskey and "The Art of the Deal" and peruse the vile thing so we can "know thine enemy". I just haven't bothered to buy or borrow the book and never will because Donald Trump is a major fuck up - always has been, always will be. The book will end up in a lot of garage sales which says something in itself.

[Initech]

3. Can we throw a giant pallet of Atlas Shrugged in there as well?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Book-burnings are a bad idea, no matter what the books are

and who does the burnings.

[mrgorth]

4. No.

Bad juju and it gets used against us.

[neeksgeek]

7. Trouble with this is,

Burning books is just wrong, never mind which books.

Also it means I'd have to buy a copy first, and that's not happening!

[dalton99a]

8. Use paper to pick up dog poop

[bondwooley]

9. How could it be done with sense of satire as the point?

[Squinch]

10. Book burnings are ALWAYS bad. How about this instead: DUer Stellar just had the

fabulous idea that we should all send Trump a 99 cent copy of the Constitution.

Don't you love it? He gets a million copies of the Constitution in the mail? His brain would boil so much the rat on his head would just get up and walk away. He'd freak.

[bondwooley]

13. That's ain't a bad idea. nt

[Squinch]

16. I know, right?

[bondwooley]

20. I'd certainly join in.

Trying to find online the least expensive option of buying and and sending it as a gift.

I swear the government printing office would send them for free but I can't find it....

[bondwooley]

22. Of course,

it could be a PDF link via twitter that bombards his account.

[JTFrog]

28. Is there a picture version?

Just saying....

I'd like to think he'd learn something along the way, lol.

[bondwooley]

46. LOL! nt

[HassleCat]

11. Bad optics.

Book burnings are associated with Nazis and other authoritarian regimes.

[Yavin4]

12. Terrible idea and mocks the resistance.

Burning that book would give Trump a major propaganda win.

[bondwooley]

47. A major something else, too. nt

[subterranean]

14. Burning or banning books only makes more people want to read them.

So not a good idea, in my opinion.

[NewDealProgressive]

15. Bad. It makes us look like idiots.

Only zealots and loons burn books.

[tenorly]

17. A bad idea no matter how you look at it.

The sight of Trump's books being burnt by liberals or anyone else opposed to King Con would be like Christmas in February to Faux News and the Trumpkins in general.

Besides which, books should never be burned because even with the best of intentions it will only exalt perfectly bad ideas and discredit those trying to cast them out.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. Ridicule and scorn are much better than suppression.

That's why using the book for toilet paper or picking up dog poo or something similarly degrading is much better, symbolically.

[AnnieBW]

19. No. We Go High

Book burnings are a hallmark of repressive regimes. We don't want to go in that direction. That would make us no better than them. Besides, people would have to buy copies, therefore lining Lord Dampnut's pockets even more.

[bondwooley]

23. "Book burnings are a hallmark of repressive regimes" ...

Agreed, but what are we living in???

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. It's the oppressive regime that usually does the burning.

But no matter who does it, it looks like an attempt to suppress expression. Even stupid expression shouldn't be suppressed. Granted, Trump's opponents burning his books wouldn't be violating the Constitution because it wouldn't be government action. But it still looks suppressive so we shouldn't do it.

[bondwooley]

37. there's a couple

good ideas here -- I like the recycling his book too.

[m-lekktor]

41. The "burning" is done by the oppressor.

seriously I am surprised this has to be explained...

[steve2470]

24. bad, the Nazis did it in 1933 and they were wrong then too of course

[winstars]

25. Bad

[J_William_Ryan]

27. Bad.

One needn't even ask.

[matt819]

29. Bad idea. Nt

[onenote]

30. Beyond Bad. Beyond Stupid. Anyone thinking about should be ashamed.

[nycbos]

31. Bad very bad.

Book burnings were popular in Nazi Germany.


In Berlin there is a memorial for the books that were burned.

[HopeAgain]

32. I'm thinking not so much...

[exboyfil]

33. How about copies of his wacko executive orders instead?

I don't like burning books.

I had a science fiction writer (I can't remember his name) at a science fiction convention who put a white copy generic science fiction novel in a feminine hygiene sanitary bag. That might be more appropriate (packaged along with Atlas Shrugged and Mark Levin's books).

[bondwooley]

36. Thumbs up. nt

[TrekLuver]

34. They burned The Beatles stuff too...We couldn't have a book burning even if we wanted to

since none of us own this tripe. I would recycle the book...put it to good use.

[bondwooley]

35. Recycling

is a great idea. Honestly.

[m-lekktor]

38. HELL NO that is beyond creeepy even if the book(s) being burned suck(s).

It symbolizes everything we should be against.

[tenderfoot]

39. Why waste the time?

eom

[milestogo]

40. There is a website selling Trump bags for dog poo

https://www.dumpsfortrump.org/



Dumps for Trump or Poos for Pence

[Laffy Kat]

42. Although I understand the sentiment..

I hate the act. Something about any book burning is troublesome to me.

[Afromania]

44. bad

You'd have to buy the stupid books first. 37 cents second hand is even too much.

[kerouac2]

45. Horrible idea. You'd have to buy the book.

Better idea would be to send him a brick that says "She Won" on it.

http://funkydelivery.com/product/mail-a-brick/

Where to send it though... White House or one of his hotels or restaurants...

[bondwooley]

50. You'd probably address it to

"Nearest gold plated toilet."

[Iggo]

48. Horrible idea. Absolutely horrible.

[Phoenix61]

49. Bad idea, creepy and have to buy it

Previous suggestion to send a copy of the constitution works for me.

[LuvLoogie]

51. Sophomoric

[BlueSpot]

52. Horrible idea

For the reasons expressed by so many before me.

I wouldn't have posted as the response is clear but maybe you're counting.

[napi21]

53. It's a bad idea. the main reason I say no to that particular book is because people would have to

buy one first, which means PROFIT FOR THE CON AND HIS PUBLISHER. Ignoring the First Amendment, the LAST THING I want to do is give the Con even ONE PENNY of mine!

[bettyellen]

54. Pointless, hate book burnings and also a distraction. Nope, nope, no!

[fescuerescue]

55. Let's think it through

Give Trump a bunch of money for his books.
Burn the books, emulating the book burners of the past.

Buy Trump even more money for more of his books.
Burn those.

What possibly could be the flaw?

[doc03]

56. Not good Faux news would produce a video of someone burning a bible or a flag nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

57. Ghost written book of fiction (Yes I read it 29 years ago)

Makes good fire starter

[Frogg]

58. He didn't even write the book...NO TO ANY BOOK BURNING EVER!

[montana_hazeleyes]

59. BAD!

!

[MFM008]

60. NO never burn a book

I wouldn't even burn Mein Kampf.
It is to easy to keep burning...........

[meadowlander]

61. Bad.

Trump doesn't give a shit what you do with his book after you've paid for it.

[AngryAmish]

62. I always support book burnings.

That way we win in the marketplace of ideas.

[Oneironaut]

64. This thread, and the suggestions of a military coup are an embarrassment to the left.

Trump will eventually be out of power, but I do not agree with resorting to Fascist tactics ourselves. I do not support riots, silencing campus speakers, book burning, military coups, or anything else that is against our core beliefs. We are better than that.

[JHB]

65. Bad. Book burnings are always bad. Leave them to the monsters.

It's one of the ways they make themselves obvious. Don't muddy the waters.

[librechik]

66. remember, the Nazis burned only good books, books that helped the people

they preserved all the propaganda. Me, I think I would burn propaganda. But I'm a radical.

[0rganism]

67. very bad idea

lots of stuff to burn besides books, burn a nazi flag or a confederate flag instead, or that stupid "Trump flag" some military unit ran last week.

burning Trump's ghost-written book just pushes a personal vendetta, thereby contributing to the cult of personality while forfeiting any larger message in the imagery, and frankly any book burning looks like it puts the protesters on the wrong side of history