Burning Books Only Makes Them Tastier, Like Smores.

Korea just banned over twenty books because they weren't patriotic enough. And they want to rewrite their history books to make them less "left."

They want pictures like this removed from textbooks:

Korean Government Soldiers
Laying the Smackdown on Protesters

The U.S. is no stranger to banning books. Here's a link of books that are "challenged" in the U.S.

I listed as a permanent link on the side Wikipedia's list of banned books.

Here's a taste:

Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (we bought it this weekend for $0.50)

Animal Farm by George Orwell

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (love it, made me want to travel back in time to the 1930's and throw a brick)

Rights of Man by Thomas Paine (caused the French Revolution, by the same guy who caused the American Revolution)

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Funny thing, banning a book usually makes them top-sellers.

Good thing the U.S. now has a permanent standing army "helping people at home" remain patriotic. Now, we too, can enjoy oppression by paid patriots.

Many of Noam Chomsky's books were banned in Korea. I recommend reading him. He's radical and eloquent. I've also added a link on the side of this blog.

Ideas are dangerous, deliciously dangerous, like a burning hot s'more.

Here's a link to some tasty burned books.