# Ought public libraries advance social agendas?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 2, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-public-libraries-advance-social-agendas/999737 "2024-04-02T13:35:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ought-public-libraries-advance-social-agendas/999737/76 "2024-04-03T03:04:39Z")

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> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> Again, so are all women and people with disabilities leftists?

Completely irrelevant. What we are talking about is _discriminating against certain groups in order to achieve equal outcomes_. That is what the E part of DEI is for. Obviously not all women or minority groups support this even if they think there is inequity present.

As for the rest of your post, there is an obvious difference between promoting certain viewpoints vs. not banning certain ones. Banning is bad. Any supporter of free speech can agree to that. Promoting certain viewpoints is a different argument entirely.

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