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Ok, I'll bite.
It feels like most of your position comes from a place of misunderstanding just what goes into a lesson plan about literature; possibly even a deliberate misunderstanding. Schools aren't giving children books with smut and senseless violence. These materials are constantly being reconsidered and reevaluated. Vonnegut was something taught when I was in school, and removed right after I graduated.
This comic is pointing at the fact that nearly every book on these lists isn't there because the content is actually a problem. The lists just have books that some religious group dislikes regardless of whether or not they're being used.
Besides, somehow the christian Bible is somehow still "approved" while having more rape and violence and men kissing men than any book I ever had to read for school.
I think the comic is the one that is pushing sillyness about lesson planning, it's saying not to do to that and instead just assume the banned books have value simply because they're banned.
Why don't we just agree that there are plenty of books on the list that genuinely don't belong in schools and that if we have a problem with the legislatory system we should propose sensible ways of screening books rather than pretending every banned book is Ray Bradbury and acting like every time a book isn't passed for inclusion in the curriculum it's literally nazi 1984.
Books are being banned with zero consideration for their worth, or even if they're being used in a classroom. These books are on those lists purely for existing.
Or maybe you believe that the Nazis did nothing wrong. You're entitled to that. But I draw the line at books being banned because they talk about them. A wrong thing can be just a useful teaching tool as a right thing. Counter examples are just as useful as affirming examples.
I think you're confused what is happening, do you think when the Nazis banned books they still sold them in shops and carried them in public libraries? Do you think banning books was the sole extent of the bad things they did? I don't know why you'd assume I'd think they did nothing wrong when I'm simply arguing that there's a very clear reality not all books are suitable for children or a school environment.
Do you not think that there should be rules for schools? You think that the process by which books are banned is wrong but i bet if you suggested a system it'd involve public accountability and etc which would lead to you coming up with something very similar to the actual system in place.
What you mean is you think the people democratically elected to control school boards and educational departments are the wrong people for the job, and of course in many cases I very much agree.
That doesn't mean I think every 'banned book' should be taught to children as a matter of principle.