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Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by rektide on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:14PM (#35649049)
Bad people came for the library. People with meanness & smallness in their hearts.
Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by nathanaldensr on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:23PM (#35649105)
Care to describe who these bad people are?

I've been to public libraries in several states known for vastly different politics and have seen the same things: quiet, calm people, old folks, and mothers with kids.

Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by cocacola1 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:27PM (#35649123)
I think OP was referring to the people that are trying to shut down libraries.
Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by rektide on Friday April 21, 2023 @02:17PM (#35657839)
Yes. As I said, people coming for, not coming to.

To come for something is an expression meaning you're going to take it away from wherever or whomever has it.

In this case, to take libraries away from regular & good citizens who've been using these treasured 3rd spaces for decades. And the librarians who've done so much to care for these treasures.

Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by CamperBob2 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @10:53PM (#35649289)
Republicans.
Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by pstuart on Thursday April 20, 2023 @11:17PM (#35649446)
It's vexing to discuss issues like these because at their nature they're quite partisan, but the calling out is simply an acknowledgement rather than a partisan response.
Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by CamperBob2 on Thursday April 20, 2023 @11:47PM (#35649637)
Exactly. It's not a both-sides kind of thing. Not anymore.
Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by duderoso on Thursday April 20, 2023 @11:44PM (#35649623)
Come to library meetings in our town and you will see people screaming and being removed from the building. not an exaggeration.

problem is not the patrons, so much as the ones trying to control the content available

Re:When the Culture Wars Come for the Public Library by dgeiser13 on Friday April 21, 2023 @01:02PM (#35656748)
He means bad people came to get rid of the libraries.