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Susan Young, opinion editor at the Bangor Daily News, looks at the current wave of attempts to ban books and points out it is ultimately about control. A snippet; follow the link for the complete article.

Why do leaders and others want to keep some books away from people? Because of the ideas they contain. It is easier to control people if they have only one common set of information, if they are not fully aware of the complexity of the world and the myriad options it presents.

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