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Title: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th century Post by: Zimbacca on August 22, 2005, 05:57:40 PM Quote HUMAN EVENTS asked a panel of 15 conservative scholars and public policy leaders to help us compile a list of the Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Each panelist nominated a number of titles and then voted on a ballot including all books nominated. A title received a score of 10 points for being listed No. 1 by one of our panelists, 9 points for being listed No. 2, etc. Appropriately, The Communist Manifesto, by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, earned the highest aggregate score and the No. 1 listing. http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=7591 Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: SFS on August 22, 2005, 06:17:14 PM The title Das Kapital reminds me of a shirt I saw that some kid make. It said capitalism in Russian (капитализм) with the K similar to the anarchy sign so many skater kids like to sport. It made me smile.
I hate you internet. Even more than you hate Russian characters. Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Zimbacca on August 22, 2005, 06:39:44 PM I'm kind of surprised the Anarchist's Cookbook isn't a part of the list.
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: TraderJake on August 22, 2005, 06:41:21 PM Yay for Mill and Darwin getting honorable mentions. I bet the Utilitarians of the world were extremely happy with seeing "On Liberty" getting an honorable mention, which really isn't that bad. I have a feeling that a bunch of fundamentalist Christian Bastards voted on the worst books of all time.
Books aren't harmful, just like games aren't harmful. The ideologies derived from books and the actions that they create are what is truly harmful. Books are only a means to the end. Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Lord Nepenthean on August 22, 2005, 08:56:29 PM The Holy Bible has caused way worse things than any of the books on that list. Of course it wasn't written in the 19th or 20th centuries, but I still wanted to point it out as having horrible side-effects.
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Arrrhalomynn on August 22, 2005, 11:33:24 PM Where's Madonna's SEX?
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: SFS on August 23, 2005, 02:48:33 AM Quote I'm kind of surprised the Anarchist's Cookbook isn't a part of the list. I'm not. It was written by the CIA and is more of a joke than anything. Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: video_game_addict on August 23, 2005, 08:54:43 AM Quote Books aren't harmful, just like games aren't harmful. The ideologies derived from books and the actions that they create are what is truly harmful. This is a pretty good quote. I'm of the same opinion. Quote The Holy Bible has caused way worse things than any of the books on that list. About the same way GTA causes kids to run out & have sex. Alot of human acts have been attributed to misinterpreting the bible, or some crazy who's 'heard the voice of God' but honestly, these acts are not caused by the bible, or any book for that matter, they are the acts of humans. The bible is the oldest, and it's been a topic of debate for centuries, so it's the scapegoat for alot of the casualties on this world, but it is no worse than any of those listed in the link above. Really I can't think of any one instance where the bible is responsible for millions & millions of lives being lost, where by example, the first three books on that list were the inspiration for these three gents (http://rexcurry.net/socialists.jpg) who ultimately killed an unfathomable amount of people on thier quest for power. Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Arrrhalomynn on August 23, 2005, 09:35:45 AM That is by far the most retarded image I've ever seen.
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: SFS on August 23, 2005, 09:42:50 AM why?
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: video_game_addict on August 23, 2005, 10:37:05 AM Arrrs daddy is the one in the middle.
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Arrrhalomynn on August 23, 2005, 11:08:37 AM No, because it implies that socialism is to blame for all those murders.
Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: SFS on August 23, 2005, 01:57:39 PM YAY! Almost there. Now if someone would kindly draw the comparison between the bible and socialism being not responsible, we might all just grow a little bit inside.
*edit come on everyone, group hug! Title: Re: The 10 most harmful books of the 19th/20th cen Post by: Tynstar on August 28, 2005, 05:32:33 PM Quote The Holy Bible has caused way worse things than any of the books on that list. Of course it wasn't written in the 19th or 20th centuries, but I still wanted to point it out as having horrible side-effects. I agree with that but like Trader Jake said it is the ideologies derived from books and the actions that they create are what is truly harmful. |