Volunteer Censorship?
So I went to the local public library to pick up a few books to read. One of them was <i>Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot</i> by liberal satirist Al Franken. To my bewilderment, someone who checked the book out earlier and hand-wrote rebuttals to Franken's arguments. To presume that future readers would welcome these rebuttals on par with the actual contents of the book is presumptive and ludicruous. If what this person had to say was so clever, they would probably be getting paid as much as Franken. Granted, that's not necessarily censorship, but I couldn't find another word to call this.
This is the first time I came across such phenomena. Has this ever happened to anyone else?
EDIT: As I continue to read this book, I notice a new, more annoying practice. The vandal speaks to Franken in second person. He foolishly assumes that Franken will become a resident of North Miami Beach, Florida, get a library card, and check out his own book.
Last edited by User Name; 07-10-2004 at 10:06 AM..
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