Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Wacky Wednesday--Libraries Are Bad

Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.

~Deprives authors of their revenues.
~Completely uncensored content not good for kids or adults
~They spend so much money acquiring DVDs not books these days
~They often wind up just being secondary homeless shelters
~Internet is used for games and chatting, if not porn.
~When you buy a book, you take it more seriously
~When you own a book, you can take notes in it and mark it up, as you should.
~Why should we be forced to pay money so that other people have access to their favorite romantic novels?
~Libraries rarely have the books I am personally interested in checking out, on theology and Christian thought.
~The magazine section is disturbingly shallow and trashy in what is carried.
~This is just a form of wealth redistribution, from people who buy large houses to those who can’t afford books.

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