Books Can Be Banned, ButÂ…
They say reading books is important because a person can
increase his/her knowledge by reading. Even, many thinkers
of the history like to read bunch of books. For prove,
they own thousands of books collection. Mohammad Hatta,
you name it, heÂ’s a great figure who had big fond of
books.
But sometimes, the reality has its own saying. Books can
be, once at the time, enemies which have to be destroyed
and given no chance of living their spirit up. In 1991 to
1995, for example, there had been many banning books cases
for like 32 books title. Which means in every year there
are at least 6 books title were banned.
The reality is actually contrary to the principle of
freedom in expressing thoughts. Meanwhile we have strict
constitution upon freedom to express and give opinion. If
we keep on putting up with this situation, there will be
no more space left to be different, and all that left were
a goodbye to democracy.
Independent Assembly
Banning over publishing a book is actually quite OK, as
far as it is considered to have the potential to wreck
morality. Let say, books containing pornography or
violence. But still, it has to be proved by law. At least,
there ought to be a legal independent assembly who will
give certain remark upon published-books.
This means, no more banning books for none appropriate
reasons. Nevertheless to cover up one side only, for
example doing sweeping through all books. This action is
contradictory to freedom principle of thinking and giving
opinion.
We – as books consumer – have to be selective in reading,
too. We donÂ’t have to agree or accept anything written in
the books. As a matter of fact, we have to be critical to
what we read. Accepted or not, a content of a book will
enlarge our knowledge and improve our vocabulary in
thinking about the world. And most important is that in
the future, there will be no more banning to the ways of
expressing ourselves and giving words-out. (Adv)

Taken from the article of Kolom Sprite

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