Goodbye
Dr. Seuss, Goodbye Sherlock Holmes
by Robert A. Waters
So the great books aren’t great anymore. At least that’s what the shallow-minded
book-banners would have you believe.
Little
House on the Prairie is out because Laura Ingalls Wilder was allegedly
a racist. A couple of her characters
happened to be “stereotypical Indians,” so we’re no longer allowed to read her
books. Tom Sawyer, another supposedly racist book, is likely to be
replaced by some politically correct author who can’t hold a pen to Mark
Twain. Sherlock Holmes should be killed
off (again) because Arthur Conan Doyle believed in British colonialism.
Even more surprising is the deep-sixing of the
much-beloved Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel). A political progressive, Geisel worked
in the war department during World War II and designed “propaganda” cartoons that
stereotyped Emperor Hirohito and Japanese officers. Because of this, the author of classics such
as “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham” and “How the Grinch Stole
Christmas!” can’t escape the razor-sharp stilettos of today’s
book-banners. For them, everyone has to
believe exactly the same things they do, even if an author wrote 100 years ago
when the world was a different place.
American leftists invented political correctness for
one reason: to suppress divergent thought.
In Ray Bradbury’s book, Fahrenheit 451, the book-burners were called “firemen.” They roamed everywhere, weeding out “dangerous”
books and creating huge bonfires to destroy ideas. This is the mantra of today’s leftists who fear
thought that contradicts their own.
I can’t stand these people.
Think I’m gonna go into my personal library and pull
out my dog-eared copy of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and read it through
and through. Then, on Sunday, I plan to attend church and study the Holy Bible, the most hated book and most banned book in America. Later, when the grandkids come over, we’ll turn
on the TV and have a Dr. Seuss marathon.
After that, maybe we'll discuss the concept of freedom. And the ignominious philosophy of suppression. And, just maybe, our grandchildren will grow up reading the great books of the past, the books we read and enjoyed when we were growing up. Can't be anything wrong with that.
After that, maybe we'll discuss the concept of freedom. And the ignominious philosophy of suppression. And, just maybe, our grandchildren will grow up reading the great books of the past, the books we read and enjoyed when we were growing up. Can't be anything wrong with that.
3 comments:
Yes! The rising tide of censorship is probably the most disturbing element of our times.
Divergent thought has been the bedrock of American liberty for centuries. I don't have to agree with you, or you with me, but freedom of speech is the BEDROCK upon which this country was founded!!!
I am so glad I found your blog!😄Hard facts and insightful, nonbiased reporting. Looking forward to reading more of your work!
-N.A.Veysey
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