I found the phrase in my title in a letter in my local newspaper. The writer was talking about a school district in my state which has been intent on removing some books from its library shelves as well as its curriculum. They seem to think using a site like BookLooks.org to research books is a good idea. The writer of the letter had some objections to that. As, frankly, do I. Banning books for “objectionable” content is as old as, well, Nazi Germany. The letter writer felt his relatives who survived the holocaust would understand, "Und so beginnt es".
For book banning is only a beginning.
The environment we find ourselves in feels an awful lot like this:
One of my infrequent readers commented that I seem to focus a lot on one man. Yes, he is correct. But that is because this is a moment in history that will have momentous consequences. Attention needs to be paid.
Welcome to the Resistance 2.0.
