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Turkey's Science Research Council Stops Publication of Evolution Books
An anonymous reader writes "The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) has put a stop to the publication and sale of all books in its archives that support the theory of evolution, daily Radikal has reported. The books have long been listed as “out of stock” on TÜBTAK's website, but their further publication is now slated to be stopped permanently. Titles by Richard Dawkins, Alan Moorehead, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Levontin and James Watson are all included in the list of books that will no longer be available to Turkish readers. In early 2009, a huge uproar occurred when the cover story of a publication by TÜBITAK was pulled, reportedly because it focused on Darwin’s theory of evolution."
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. Heh heh.
Did you find that joke funny? Of couse not, because it's not funny, it's fucking stupid. However, had I just left it alone, the comment would have been scored +3 or higher. This is the state of once-glorious Slashdot's piss-poor sterile humor -- the result of overbearing sissies as mods and editors, and the fascist "flag" system which allows humorless pantywaists to dictate what should and should not be visible and validate.
Well, fuck that. We need to give the voice back to those with true grit. We need to give the voice to fearless people who can think for themselves. We must abolish the flag system and allow girlintraining to post only once every 24 hours. But, most importantly, we need to call for the unbanning of Ethanol-fueled and promote Jocktroll to editor. Who's with me?
Who's fuckin' with me?
-- Ethanol-fueled
"Isn't there some paperwork we have to sign?"
Pay back what you owe first. And we want back everything you've taken.