The Turning Tide

Kyle Harriss kharriss at d.umn.edu
Wed Apr 30 11:01:13 EDT 1997


Alright, so now whoever does not fully agree with me is obviously a
weaker individual and caves in to opposition.  After all, my position has
all the moral highground.  Right?  

(exerpts from thread..)
> > > It's definitely worth noting that every time the filtering debate comes
> > > up on this list, more and more librarians express pro-filtering
> > > sentiments.  Librarians I know in "Real Life" are increasingly willing
> > 
> Perhaps this is true. If so, my interpretation is that many are caving in to
> media and political pressures. Perhaps some think that by taking this road
> they will quelch controversy over access to materials and make the library
> safe (in terms of budget and PR). 

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Kyle Harriss				kharriss at d.umn.edu



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