It isn’t censorship to refuse to be a part of distribution, just as it isn’t censorship for a publisher not to print a book they don’t think will be profitable.
Burning the work, punishing the author, punishing anyone that prints it, banning it from print, that is censorship.
They are entitled to the ability to write and to publish, but they aren’t entitled to make others take part in it.
I agree that we shouldn’t be tolerant of the intolerant, but I don’t think censorship is the right tool to use in that fight.
Should we put Nazi propaganda books for children into libraries?
Don’t we?
I mean, as long as there aren’t any mentions of the LGBT+ community in them.
It isn’t censorship to refuse to be a part of distribution, just as it isn’t censorship for a publisher not to print a book they don’t think will be profitable.
Burning the work, punishing the author, punishing anyone that prints it, banning it from print, that is censorship.
They are entitled to the ability to write and to publish, but they aren’t entitled to make others take part in it.
If you oppose banning books in libraries you should also oppose banning the sale of books.
Libraries are public institutions, book stores are not.
Public institutions must play by the rules of the people, private companies are only bound by the rules of the law.
Law is the lowest common denominator of standards. You should hold them to higher ideals than that.
Personally, I do. But I doubt any company gives a shit what my standards are.