“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning controversial books”

Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by handelaar on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:21PM (#27562944)

"Roughly one third of 501 students at a single university in Frankfurt, in Germany where certain publications are required by the constitution to remain prohibited, are in favour of removing controversial books from a single named library" presumably -- while rather more accurate -- didn't quite make the weaksauce point we were looking for.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by FabHK on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:23PM (#27565851)

That's a pretty accurate summary, though I'd say that the following is more accurate still:

"About a quarter of social science students at a (deliberately chosen left-leaning) university in Frankfurt, Germany, are in favour of removing controversial books about certain topics from their university library."

ETA: And, in fairness to pg, the sentence quoted ("Roughly one-third of students are also in favor of banning controversial books from their university library") is in fact a direct quote from the study.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by formerly_proven on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:25PM (#27562987)

> in Germany where certain publications are required by the constitution to remain prohibited

This is false.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by jsiepkes on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:35PM (#27563090)

For anyone reading this thinking: "huh?".

This is presumably about Hitler's "Mein kampf". Which wasn't banned by law in Germany. The province of Bavaria simply inherited the ownership (copyright) of it and decided not to grant anyone permission to print it. Thats why it was not illegal to have the book but it was illegal to print it.

I believe the copyright has now expired in Germany and it is in the public domain.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by watwut on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:13AM (#27567592)

That is not actually false. Volksverhetzung, as in "incitement to hatred" is censored and includes Holocaust denial. Usage of nazi symbols is restricted too, you can use them in historical context, but not for fun however you wish.

Mein Kampf itself is legal. But not everything is.

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Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co... by anoncake on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:21AM (#27567629)

And where does the Basic Law mandate this?

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