Trump supporters are burning HARRY POTTER books.

[pnwmom]

Last edited Sat Feb 11, 2017, 06:47 PM - Edit history (1)

And JK Rowling is fighting back on Twitter.

Among other things, she has said that DT is worse than Voldemort.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-j-k-rowling-twitter-feud-20170204-story.html?kwp_0=328677kwp_4=1246996kwp_1=557219

If there's any doubt left that we live in divisive political times, know this: Some fans of Harry Potter are burning their copies of the books to protest J.K. Rowling's political views. And she's fighting back on Twitter, insulting those very fans.

That's right, one of the most beloved books in modern history has now become a political prop. Is nothing safe?

SNIP

Critic: "glad I caught this article on yahoo. I will now burn your books and movies too."

Rowling: "Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means borrow my lighter."

Rowling has long been vocal about her feelings concerning President Donald Trump for some time. She's mostly used the president's favorite platform, Twitter, to share her criticisms.

"Well, there you have it," she wrote on Twitter on Oct. 19. "A highly intelligent, experienced woman just debated a giant orange Twitter egg. Your move, America."



http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/jk-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/

Donald Trump, who stood by his call for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" Tuesday on CNN's "New Day," is facing a firestorm from Democrats, Muslim Americans and a wide range of Republicans — from Dick Cheney to Marco Rubio.

But one of Trump's latest critics, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, may have some of the harshest words yet for the Republican front-runner's controversial policy proposal.

"How horrible," tweeted Rowling, along with a BBC report on Trump's call to ban Muslims. "Voldemort was nowhere near as bad," she added.

And fans of the fantasy novels know just how serious a comparison to the "Dark Lord" is.

[oasis]

1. They join the ranks of book burners and its long, dark history.(eom)

[katsy]

2. Good! Buy lots & lots & lots of JKR books

& stuff! Your property do what u want. Just keep
$$$ b u y i n g $$$

We have no feelings to hurt since u voted in a monster.

And JKR will put the $$$ to better use

On edit: don't stop with printed books! Burn your online books too u dimwitted trolls

[TheDebbieDee]

51. You're too funny!

[yallerdawg]

3. Those supporters have been burning her books for years now!

We have public school systems in the south that ban Harry Potter books in the school libraries.

I'm sure Ms. Rowling could tell us some stories!

[dalton99a]

4. Their fascination with burning books, crosses, houses, churches, people.

[IdiotsforPalin]

53. Book burning???

That's the best you Trumpatina's got? How 1960s of you

[Ilsa]

5. Burning books? How 1933 of them. nt

[TexasProgresive]

6. And I still have your money! Cutting ones nose off to spite their face.

I remember the idiots destroying French wines during Dubya the Dolt's reign. Like the French didn't already have the Euros in the bank.

There was a report yesterday about the worries of the Texas Farm Bureau, a notably rePuke leaning group that the proposed 20% tarrif on Mexican goods is going to hurt Texas business especially restaurants and other food selling business. This would also impact auto parts and other items that keep the industrial machine running.

STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES!

[The Sand Reckoner]

47. Or calling French Fries

"freedom fries". Like the French gave a flying fuck, since they called them frites, anyway.

Ans yes, please...hurt Texas businesses. Bankrupt every asshole business owner who voted for Trump.

[Staph]

56. And French fries weren't invented by the French.

They are from Belgium, just like Hercule Poirot!

[The Sand Reckoner]

57. Yes, he was not a Frenchie

he was a Belgie!

[Norbert9]

7. Given how big of Potter fans my wife and I are, this is almost to be expected

[trueblue2007]

8. I LOVE HARRY POTTER. Latest movie ... Fantastic BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM was GREAT !!!!

[pnwmom]

10. Thanks -- I didn't know about it.

[Initech]

9. Burning money would be a more powerful statement. Ask the Joker.

[Hekate]

11. Go, Jo!

[JHan]

12. "Well, the fumes from the DVDs might be toxic and I've still got your money, so by all means..

....... borrow my lighter." Gosh that's so wicked.

*Crush intensifies*

Link to tweet

So much win!

[pnwmom]

13. I know. I love the way she's standing up to Voldemort and all his acolytes. nt

[volstork]

25. Point taken, but equating

trump to Voldemort seems to me to be giving trump WAY too much credit.

[pnwmom]

27. Rowling says Trump is worse than Voldemort.

And we know that anyone with access to the nuclear codes has the potential for unlimited destruction.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/jk-rowling-donald-trump-voldemort/

Donald Trump, who stood by his call for "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" Tuesday on CNN's "New Day," is facing a firestorm from Democrats, Muslim Americans and a wide range of Republicans — from Dick Cheney to Marco Rubio.

But one of Trump's latest critics, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling, may have some of the harshest words yet for the Republican front-runner's controversial policy proposal.

"How horrible," tweeted Rowling, along with a BBC report on Trump's call to ban Muslims. "Voldemort was nowhere near as bad," she added.

And fans of the fantasy novels know just how serious a comparison to the "Dark Lord" is.

[volstork]

32. I hadn't seen that comment

from her. I wasn't trying to be snarky, it just seems to me that Voldemort was a lot more clever than trump ( but obviously fictional, so significantly less dangerous (.

[pnwmom]

38. Bannon might be the real Voldemort. But he and DT are Siamese twins. n/t

[volstork]

46. Bingo!

There ya go!

[dixiegrrrrl]

55. you know you are in trouble when you lose Darth Cheney. n/t

[progressoid]

60. you can lead a girl to books about the rise & fall of an autocrat but you still can't make her think

Perfect.

[sheshe2]

14. JK

A proud Nasty Woman!

[retrowire]

15. Still got your money!

Best comeback of 2017 so far. HAHAHAHA

[NBachers]

16. Smart people have all the best lines, and all the best signs.

[Jim Beard]

17. They most likely could not find anyone to read the books to them.

[SticksnStones]

18. What an outmoded and wasteful use of time...

Could you imagine a bunch of progressives saying, let's go buy copies of art of the deal and then toss them into a bonfire...

Have they nothing better to do with their time and money and voices?

Are they completely unaware of the implications of and history behind book burnings?

When exactly did knowing stuff go out of style for the other side?

[smirkymonkey]

61. This!

[Ligyron]

62. Progressives would never have bought that shitty book in the first place.

The deplorables feel betrayed, the little snowflakes.

bwahahaha!!

[tanyev]

19. Careful! One of those books might be a horcrux!

[pnwmom]

20. LOL. n/t

[logosoco]

21. My grandsons (ages 9 & 7) have just started the Harry Potter series

(my son read it on his own when they were new). We LOVE it so much! We made wands with sticks we found in the yard. The first spell they wanted to cast was one that would make tRump quit his job soon!

[pnwmom]

26. One of my sons was in first grade when I got the first book

and he was RIVETED. He was in my lap, trying to follow along. I know it drove him to want to read it himself.

[irisblue]

29. those boys are being raised well

[WePurrsevere]

22. LoL... "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel." (Mark Twain) nt

[Marie Marie]

23. I have a better suggestion for a book to burn.

It's called The Art of The Deal, "written" ( ) by some Asshole. (No offense to the man who really wrote the book). It is the BEST book to burn EVER.

[IrishEyes]

36. Definitely a better book to burn.

The Art of the Deal is easy to get. I usually see a copy the bargain bin and $1 shelf of the bookstore. It is right there with the Sarah Palin book. I already have her books but I saw this Harry Potter t-shirt that I really like and I think the Trump supporters have convinced me to get it.

[jmowreader]

41. Burning "The Art of the Deal" or Palin's screeds is not a very Democratic thing to do

Buying up all the copies you can find from dollar stores, library remainder sales, Goodwill and so on, then throwing them in a recycling bin so they're eventually put to good use...THAT is a Democratic thing to do.

[Marie Marie]

44. Yeah, I'm not personally a fan of burning any book but IF these

people are so intend on having their book bonfire, I was merely suggesting a better book. I hear it is so toxic it practically self-ignites.

[cloudbase]

24. I hope they have some

Dixie Chicks music playing in the background.

[guillaumeb]

28. Perhaps they cannot read?

If so, the books are useless to them except as decoration.

The GOP voters might prefer A Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. A dystopic vision of a possible future that fits with their own vision.

[Soxfan58]

30. Great

Book burning! Thats just what we need. Is there any doubt about the forth reigh now.

[catbyte]

31. I've never read Harry Potter books, but I might just start. I like her spunk, lol!

[LongTomH]

33. Some advice from Dr. Henry Jones Sr.

[C_U_L8R]

34. Of course they are.

It's a knee jerk response these Nazis have.
You should see them goosemarch parade.

[appleannie1943]

35. This doesn't surprise me. My sister is Evangelical and they think Harry Potter is Satanic.

[The Sand Reckoner]

48. Those people are not friends

with reality.

[George II]

37. How stupid. They already own the books. Are they going to send the ashes to the publisher....

....and ask for a refund?

On second thought, how many trump supporters can read, anyway?

[bhowle]

39. I deleted my copy of

Atlas Shrugged from my Kindle.

Can I get credit for digital book burning?

[jmowreader]

42. No, but why did you have one?

[scscholar]

40. When I saw a prescreening of the movie in Oct 2001...

assuming iIRC, there were xians protesting in front of the theater. This is nothing new.

[mn9driver]

43. I hope they spend all of their money buying her books.

Morans will be morans.

[keithbvadu2]

45. Hair Twitler's brown shirts 'round the bonfire burning books

Haven't we seen this scene before in history?

[TygrBright]

49. When I read "[Redacted] Supporters" I always think of a jockstrap w/ a roll of socks innit. n/t

[NotThisTime]

50. The biggest snowflakes on earth

[Lotusflower70]

52. I love her

She is absolutely phenomenal and these people are utterly ridiculous. Sad waste of some incredible writing. She is amazing. I love her strength and her intelligence.

[BannonsLiver]

54. Rowling is worth $850 million to $1.2 billion depending on what you look at

To quote NeNe Leakes from the Real Housewives of Atlanta:

"I'm rich, bitch."

Rowlings already got your money, morans.

[toddwv]

58. Hmmm... Sounds like a new business is born.

Find out when these "burnings" are and show up with a bunch of cheap Harry Potter stuff like T-Shirts posters... make a killing on the markup.

[Kimchijeon]

59. Aww, she hurt his peewins!