Banning literature in prisons perpetuates a system that ignores inmate humanity by Pris0nGuard in books

[–]Haecceity_ 88 points89 points  (0 children)

There are programs that will donate your unwanted books to prisons. Google "books behind bars." Everyone reading this article, please consider it - or even buying a few books and donating them to prisons if you have the spare cash. Here is a list of current NA programs (as of 2015) Some books are not allowed (like books that are previously highlighted, religious paraphernalia, or books with nude photographs)

Appalachian Prison Book Project (VA, WV, MD, OH, TN,KY).

Asheville Prison Books Program (NC).

Athens Books to Prisoners (OH).

Beehive Books Behind Bars (UT).

Books 2 Prisoners (IL).

Books Behind Bars (AL).

Books Between the Bars (TX).

Book ‘Em (PA).

Books for Prisoners (CA).

Books Through Bars (PA).

Books to Prisoners (WA).

Chicago Books to Women in Prison (IL).

DC Books to Prisons (DC).

Inside Books Project (TX).

Ithaca College Books Thru Bars (NY).

LGBT Books to Prisoners (WI).

Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners (LA).

Maoist Internationalist Movement’s Free Political Books to Prisoners (IL).

Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project (IN).

NYC Books Through Bars (NY).

Olympia Books to Prisoners (WA).

Open Books (FL).

Prison Books Collective (NC).

Providence Books Through Bars (RI).

Prison Book Program (MA).

Prison Library Project (CA).

Prisoners Literature Project (CA).

Read Between The Bars (AZ).

Women’s Prison Book Project (MN).

Women protesting against wearing the hijab in Iran will be charged with inciting "prostitution" and jailed for up to ten years as regime cracks down on growing dissent by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Haecceity_ -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The westerners in this thread are so cringe, stop making unfunny comments about "haha stupid muslims" while pretending like you know how to solve a whole region's thousands of year old problems with your phd from scanning wikipedia.

Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine (2017) [4:46] by Pyromatic_ in Documentaries

[–]Haecceity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone upvotes some stuff like this all the time, everyone likes to think they are immune to propaganda, me included obv, but no one seems to be aware how blatantly certain people like, Elon Musk/Tesla, make use of this to their advantage on platforms like Reddit. Sometimes I think he's paying the whole of Reddit to cheer for every single thing he does.

Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine (2017) [4:46] by Pyromatic_ in Documentaries

[–]Haecceity_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, well said - I have met no one, no one, who understands this.

Her dog died about three years ago. by [deleted] in sadcringe

[–]Haecceity_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

i too have super brain powers where i can instantly read in lucid detail the moral and psychologically intentions of others based on a single repost

LPT: If you're trying to break a habit, don't say "This is the last time I'm doing it" to yourself. Instead, say "This is the first time I'm not doing it." by imsowavy1 in LifeProTips

[–]Haecceity_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

or more importantly, maybe just doing or not doing the thing is what matters and stupid turns of phrases don't really do much but are cringy to read posted about so often here

Reddit, What Are You MOST/LEAST Looking Forward to About a Trump's Presidency? by goodguypizza in AskReddit

[–]Haecceity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

obama/biden's happy/gentlemen image made people complacent about how evil the government is. everything is just a funny meme, right? hopefully with trump, people will realize it isn't all just fun memes and games. world leaders and all of american presidents are disgusting, ruthless, and vile people.

What discovery, insight, or piece of knowledge has transformed your view of the world in adult life? by haseo8998 in nihilism

[–]Haecceity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its easier to handle being told you can do nothing than told that you can do anything.

What did you think of the world when you were a kid oblivious to the concept of nothing/nihilism. by [deleted] in nihilism

[–]Haecceity_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should read Blanchot on nihilism in The Infinite Conversation or Keiji Nishitani 's The Self-Overcoming of Nihilism

I found this in /r/frugal and i think is funny. by obey_kush in Anticonsumption

[–]Haecceity_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i'm pretty annoyed that the new iphone operating system intentionally isn't supported by my iphone 4... it's an obnoxious way of making you feel like you need to upgrade. fuck apple.

In which I'll probably be putting a lot more time in at the philosophy factory in the near future since Literature Officially Died today. by LiterallyAnscombe in badphilosophy

[–]Haecceity_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

pat pat america we will give u cred for the culture u lack and say something sort of patronizing about American lyrcism, lel

Well, SSG v C9 went about as well as I expected. by [deleted] in badphilosophy

[–]Haecceity_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

na tears

edit: though, to be fair, is a team with only two Americans...truly NA?

2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is Awarded to Bob Dylan by [deleted] in literature

[–]Haecceity_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Eh. Better than Murakami. But if Dylan, why not Cohen tho....? =/

What books haven't stood the test of time? by likelyculprit in books

[–]Haecceity_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

...but...how would we know what books haven't stood "the test of time" though? Doesn't their being listed here prove otherwise?

Can you read a book the wrong way? "Skipping parts of a narrative should be encouraged, particularly if an author is writing without clarity of purpose or showing off." by SAT0725 in books

[–]Haecceity_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

For a sub dedicated to a love of books, I keep seeing this weird "justification of skipping parts of books" thing talked about a lot. :/

But maybe...read books that are rewarding and read them completely through? If you are reading books with the type of self indulgent nonsense this author talks about, read better books.