Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Don't buy this edition of America's documents

How's this for a disclaimer on a cut and paste edition of the U.S. Constitution, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation:
    "This book is a product of its time and does not reflect the same values as it would if it were written today. Parents might wish to discuss with their children how views on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and interpersonal relations have changed since this book was written before allowing them to read this classic work."
Reviewer at Amazon.com writes: (Wilder Publications & A&D Publishing) DO NOT buy this publication. The publisher inserted "notes" all over the place. I don't know if it was an accident in the copying of the documents from one format to another but it detracts from the text (and also comments negatively on the disclaimer).

It's either a leftist paste up, or a really sloppy PC version. The publisher's getting so much negative publicity on this that it will probably work to its advantage. It's like when the left wing filters misquote Rush Limbaugh--more people tune in to see what he's saying.

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