[abernard1]

> I don't think people like those in Tennessee who just banned Maus from their school libraries 'hail from cultural roots that made Ulysses subversive'.

This is great because it shows how sad this conversation has gotten. Let's put this in perspective:

Side One: "Our world is ending because we have the entire power apparatus of the U.S. State, social and business institutions weighing down on our speech, freedom to associate, freedom to send money, or communicate our thoughts openly without censorship."

Side Two: "Our world is ending because checks notes a school district in McMinn County Tennesse (pop 54K) decided to use a different book for a topic in its elementary school curriculum."

That such a mountain can be made out of this molehill, and broadcast uniformly across the whole country is proof of the cultural hegemony of Side Two. Side Two undoubtedly would not be making an issue out of not using Noah's Ark books in 5th grade biology, and this whole line of argumentation is disingenuous.