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by woodruffw 1116 days ago
I will be sure, going forwards, to ensure that my terms can simultaneously describe the struggles of 19th century Lithuanians.

Seriously: what's the point of this comment? There will always be a worse example; what matters is that there's a shared meaning in this context.

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Right, there is not shared meaning, so maybe that’s the point of my post. To me 19th century Lithuanians had a real book ban, as I as an American, think about them.

If a school decided to ban Twinkies from their lunch menu I wouldn’t say we have a food ban crisis that the state of Illinois would need to legislate. A parent could still buy Twinkies at home and enjoy them as often as they wanted.