To: americanophile
So you'd have no problem then with your child reading Mein Kampf or The Communist Manifesto? How about Playboy or Penthouse? How about any books by Aleister Crowley? How about Manson In His Own Words?
Parents have a responsibility called discernment.
12 posted on
07/23/2007 7:35:23 PM PDT by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: mountn man; americanophile
Please understand that I would almost certainly write these same words even if I agreed that Harry Potter is bad for kids.
So you'd have no problem then with your child reading Mein Kampf or The Communist Manifesto? How about Playboy or Penthouse? How about any books by Aleister Crowley? How about Manson In His Own Words?
Parents have a responsibility called discernment.
And you've shown you have none by comparing a children's novel to the most evil crud ever put on paper.
33 posted on
07/23/2007 7:48:06 PM PDT by
Mr. Silverback
(Backing Tribe al-Ameriki even if the Congress won't.)
To: mountn man
The analogies you attempted to make don't work. Equating Potter with Nazism or Communism, sex, etc is downright silly. And a bit disgusting. In the Potter series you find no sex, no totalitarianism, no racism, no disrespect for authority.... You do find loyalty, courage, strength, the triumph of good over evil, responsibility, and yes, Christmas! I wiggled my nose like Samantha, and blinked my eyes like Jeannie...in play. But went to church and Sunday school knowing the difference between pretend and reality. Bet you went to fantasy movies when you were a kid. Did you turn out okay?
42 posted on
07/23/2007 7:53:22 PM PDT by
oneamericanvoice
(Support freedom! Support the troops! Surrender is not an option!)
To: mountn man
So you'd have no problem then with your child reading Mein Kampf Any kid that can slog through Mein Kampf should be welcome to read it. Have you ever tried to get through it?
93 posted on
07/23/2007 8:21:13 PM PDT by
PAR35
To: mountn man
None of those books are in any way comparable to Harry Potter. Talk about comparing apples to hand grenades.
To: mountn man
That’s silly, it’s Harry Potter, not Mein Kampf. Get a grip.
To: mountn man
Should their kids be reading novels about wizards and witches and magic? This includes The Wizard of Oz - witches, wizard AND magic.
Thank God my parents didn't ban these kind of books for me.
204 posted on
07/24/2007 5:52:35 AM PDT by
Tokra
(I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
To: mountn man
So you'd have no problem then with your child reading Mein Kampf or The Communist Manifesto? How about Playboy or Penthouse? Have you stopped beating your wife?
285 posted on
07/25/2007 6:25:23 AM PDT by
Sloth
(The GOP is to DemonRats in politics as Michael Jackson is to Jeffrey Dahmer in babysitting.)
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