In times of old, The Furies protected Mother Right. If a mother (or any woman) was harmed, The Furies swooped down and took their vengeance. They were one of the last vestiges of a world that existed before the patriarchy. When we feel righteous anger, it is The Furies who are calling out to us to make what is wrong right again.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Brown Shirts Are Here 

Given what has just happened at my own library system, I was stunned to read this from the Washington Post:

Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention of all patrons using the computers. Then they made their announcement: The viewing of Internet pornography was forbidden.

The men looked stern and wore baseball caps emblazoned with the words "Homeland Security." ...After the two men made their announcement, one of them challenged an Internet user's choice of viewing material and asked him to step outside, according to a witness.

Fortunately a librarian intervened and the day was saved. Yeah!

But no one saved the day for my library. I came to work for a library system which had the best Intellectual Freedom policies in the nation. Now it has one of the most conservative and restrictive policies. The board made these changes because of a small group of people. So it's time for the liberals and progressives to stand up and make known their viewpoints.

In the meantime, it's very sad.
Posted by: Kim Antieau / 2/18/2006 11:16:00 AM
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