Comments on: Winning Battles, But Losing the War?

By: gattsuru

gattsuru — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:40:52 +0000

“Well, you both went out with the blue balloon, and you took your gun with you, just in case, as you always did…”

- Winnie-The-Pooh

We might be winning the war, but when it comes to fighting the indoctrination of kids, we’re not doing too well, and I don’t know how to even start to change things.

By: Ace

Ace — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:30:43 +0000

I mentioned in comments at Tam’s place that several branches of my county library have copies in stock.

I also found it at a used bookstore yesterday and bought a copy.

Will read it after I finish the newest entry in the “Vatta’s War” series by Elizabeth Moon.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:44:06 +0000

My dad’s classes were reading Johnny Tremain until he retired in 2006. That book is still going strong, don’t worry :)

I should clarify a statement I made in my previous post: I said They might not be explicitly anti-gun…. I should have said, they might nobe explicitly anti-gun-control.

By: R.J.

R.J. — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:36:40 +0000

Another one that likely will not be allowed in children’s libraries anymore is “Johnny Tremain”, because that one is about a young man who joins the American Revolution and fights against the Brits.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:17:49 +0000

I wonder if she’s read The Giver and its follow-ups. The Giver is a Newbury award winning novel that is extraordinarily anti-statist and is taught in classes all over the country.

In fact, I happen to think that children’s literature has many titles that are libertarian in their nature. They might not be explicitly anti-gun, but they are pro-freedom, and that’s a good thing.