113 points

If libraries didn’t exist, and someone tried to invent them, I am confident that conservatives would fight them tooth and nail with a thousand bad reasons.

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You say this like they aren’t doing it already, filing complaints against hundreds of books at a time that none of them have read

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21 points

Just mention that Benjamin Franklin invented libraries, and they might shut up.

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18 points

Ha! That communist?! /s

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10 points

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

One of the favorite and often mis-quoted lines for right-wingers. The context here is kind of funny, since it’s basically pro-taxation.

I do like misquoting it though to promote privacy, but that has nothing to do with the actual context of the quote.

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57 points

Now if only we could apply this to housing, food, education, etc.

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25 points

Dream come true. Alas, capitalism

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33 points

People used to think that feudalism would last forever.

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2 points

The names changed but I’m still just a serf toiling in the field for my master

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25 points

Everyone should get a library card! If you can’t physically make it to your local library, this may help:

https://www.howtogeek.com/663812/how-to-sign-up-for-a-library-card-from-home/

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27 points

After you get your library card go sign up for Libby! Free books and audiobooks from your phone/device.

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4 points

And if your library provides access to Hoopla, there’s also free movies and manga.

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7 points

They also often have ebooks/movies/tv shows available.

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Yes! I signed up for my local library! Their ebook system is well… Subpar… So I also signed up for my parents local library in another state and can now use libby! It’s amazing!

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16 points

Yup, libraries rock, use them.

That is all.

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11 points

No no, libraries paper, not rock. Paper beats rock.

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5 points

And what are libraries built on? Rocks (in the foundation). Check mate. Get outta here with your scissors.

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Libraries and education are an investment even for a capitalist. The only beneficiaries of lacking both are religious slave states.

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Indeed, there have been studies that education is one of the highest RoI investments a country can make.

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For oligarchy they are not, since economic development reduces the oligarch’s power, which is a thing relative to the total size of economy. Same with social power.

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