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Special preview: Season 2 of “Velshi Banned Book Club”

2024/9/12
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Ali Velshi: 本季《Velshi禁书俱乐部》关注美国各地日益增长的图书禁令现象，这些禁令不仅出现在图书馆和学校，也影响到社区，这不仅仅是赤裸裸的审查制度，更是对美国民主的直接威胁。本季节目将与多位被禁书籍的作者对话，探讨他们的作品以及图书禁令激增的原因。节目还将探讨个人经历，例如，他的父母在离开南非后才知道公共图书馆的存在，这突显了政府如何利用书籍来控制人民的认知和思想。在南非，黑人使用的字典与白人不同，旨在限制他们的认知和发展，而非激发好奇心和追求更广阔的人生。这说明，如果剥夺人们接触书籍的权利，就能控制他们，将他们禁锢在既定的社会地位。而知识能够赋予人们冒险精神，对生活的更多可能性，以及对更广阔世界的认知。美国免费的公共图书馆是值得捍卫和推广的，它代表着人们自由获取知识的权利，是美国民主的基石之一。

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MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw). Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple podcasts for access to episodes one week early, plus ad-free listening, and bonus content from this and other shows.