Libraries, Socialism & Right-Wing A$$holes

[Joanne98]

Run time: 04:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRVRyxNNMY   Posted on YouTube: May 08, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 08, 2009 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 944

 

The Purple Headed Liberal Speaks...

[havocmom]

1. Bravo

Sending link out there to some over-worked, under paid, fiercely PRO US librarians I know.

[csziggy]

2. Excellent explanation of how valuable libraries and other "socialist" programs are!

[blackspade]

3. Right on!

Great video!

[JDPriestly]

4. Great post. Great video.

By the way, there has never been a truer American than Benjamin Franklin. And he was one of the earliest supporters not only of libraries, but volunteer fire departments. At the time, I have heard, fires in homes were considered to be the wrath and punishment of God, so people were sometimes reluctant to help a person whose house was on fire. Franklin's invention of the lightening rod helped to change public opinion about housefires. Franklin also supported the formation of a volunteer fire department.

I believe that Franklin's library was a community organization like a benevolent society, not a government organization, at least in the beginning, but of course, we didn't have our government at the time he started his library.

Let's remember, Franklin was a genius, but he did not benefit from a lot of schooling, nevertheless, he lead the way toward education of African-Americans and -- I repeat, our libraries. For so little, we receive so much from our libraries.

[ro1942]

5. amen

how spot on was that

[Nostalgic]

6. Very well thought out.