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I don't touch any of them. Germaphobe isn't just about library books, it's about everything that people touch in public. Everyone should do that experiment that we did in science class. I bet a whole lot of people would rethink how they go about their daily lives after that.
The free books I got weren't necessarily designated just for Kindle. You can find a lot of sites that have the classics for free and may very well work on an iPad. I don't have an iPad, I don't have Apple anything, but I'm sure there's a way.
Awesome, thanks! I'll see if they work on the iPad. If not, I guess I can download to my laptop. I don't do Apple, either. The iPad was a hand-me-down. Apple is great at being first, but mostly you're just paying for the brand. I pass.
Once again, I have no idea why you felt the need to bark at me. Not once in this entire thread have I said that libraries are a bad thing. Follow the conversation before you lump me in with everyone else. That's twice now today alone.
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Perhaps you should do the same - read what I was responding to. I quoted your post and everything. Good grief ...
Forgive me for interfering, but what are you two fighting about? Is it because you really disagree, or just because you expect to?
Are you saying that private property shouldn't have boundaries and states shouldn't have borders? Or, were you just comparing private property to state borders?
I feel like the response to "open borders" became a little disconnected.
Property borders should be respected if the property owner acquired it legitimately - homesteading, trade, or gift from the previous owner. State borders don't align with that.
Or I could put it this way... you only have a say over property you actually own.
I wouldn't have known about the existence of the little free libraries in my city if our public library hadn't been encouraging people to check them out.
Actually, I have read that article before. I thought you were going to link to something regarding banned content. I completely agree, BTW, that shutting down these little libraries is absurd, but it's a zoning/building code issue, not an issue with the books themselves. That doesn't justify it, but it is not the same thing as confiscating and burning "dangerous" books.
i agree that libraries are important, but they are not the place to start restoring civility. restoring civility needs to start at the top with our elected leaders. they are the ones that set the tone for the country, so we need them to tell their constituents to back off and be more civil to the opposition. we also need for them to be more civil to the opposition. if we dont start where the problem is, then what ever we does will fail.
starting anywhere but where the real issue is, is like a doctor putting a bandaid on a cut, and forgetting to deal with the cancer affecting the patient.
i agree that libraries are important, but they are not the place to start restoring civility. restoring civility needs to start at the top with our elected leaders. they are the ones that set the tone for the country, so we need them to tell their constituents to back off and be more civil to the opposition. we also need for them to be more civil to the opposition. if we dont start where the problem is, then what ever we does will fail.
starting anywhere but where the real issue is, is like a doctor putting a bandaid on a cut, and forgetting to deal with the cancer affecting the patient.
I tend to agree, but those elected leaders should also set an example, and be a bit more civil, themselves, starting at the very top.
Actually, I have read that article before. I thought you were going to link to something regarding banned content. I completely agree, BTW, that shutting down these little libraries is absurd, but it's a zoning/building code issue, not an issue with the books themselves. That doesn't justify it, but it is not the same thing as confiscating and burning "dangerous" books.
At least 2 of the 3 cities mentioned in the article (Shreveport and Leawood) amended their local codes to allow for little free libraries.
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Is it because you really disagree, or just because you expect to? 
