Is your government doing enough to help you through the recession?
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Wednesday, 9 Sept. 2010
|18:06 - 19:00 GMT
Up to a hundred thousand people will take to the streets across Europe today to protest against austerity measures being implemented by governments across the continent.
The biggest of the protests will be in Brussels, but others will be held in Greece, Italy, Ireland and Latvia. A general strike is also taking place in Spain, hitting transport and other public services.
The protest in Brussels has been described by unions as a day of action under the slogan "No to austerity, priority to jobs and growth".
Are you prepared to take austerity measures for the greater good of the country?
That''s all for today''s show. Thanks to everyone for taking part. What will we talk about tomorrow? That''s up to you. Email us with your suggestions - worldhaveyoursay@bbc.com - or go to our Facebook site, . See you tomorrow!
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Chintan in Houston on the blog - I usually I have an opinion but this time I am so confused. I want to protect literary freedom available to libraries and but at the same time want to protect children's innocence!
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Jerry C on the blog - "Racy" books have as much influence as hip/hop music does on a child. Often down here in the south people try to get school boards to ban books, and those involved include Christian overtones. It's a bit ironic because some of these groups use the Bible in public schools as an example of literature, however it has sex and violence in it.
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Marija Rutkauskaite emailed - there must be shelves of restricted access and parents have to have a say in what books should be placed on such shelves. Young people have to be protected from excessive sex, violence and pornography. Free flush of rubbish and vulgarity over their heads is not designed to make young people round characters. It can only make them unbalanced and vulgar.
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Mary emails - Young people need to see real glory, achievement and virtue as well as "real life" in order to make their inner lives balanced.
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Dave in Lakewood emailed - I have 2 kids in high school, and we have had many enlightening conversations based around the books they and I have read. The world is not all rainbows and unicorns. Exposing the ugly side of life shines a bright light on it and invites conversation.
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Jennifer in Albany emailed - I do not personally think any book should be banned. Books are only words. Banning a book is not addressing the issue, it is removing the issue. Why not create a list in the library entitled 'might be offnesive or objectionable.'
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John Rothgeb - So... if we remove all books with sex and violence there will be almost no history books and no biology books and few of the great novels. What will our children then learn?
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Moses Atule - yes , i strongly believe that school libraries should carry books containing information on sex and violence as long as the information is relevant, educative and prepares children to handle what is a head of them. its better than children learning these issues through misleading forums.
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Divine Chizyuka - The economic crunch first began in developed countries and its effects trickled down to other parts of the world. If this issue is looked at a personal point of view, - Since developing countries are dependent on developed countries, and this problem started from there, there is little that developing countries can do to sought out the problem though they are most affected by it,-its not their problem but they are affected by it.
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Sam Richards - books of any context is useful, however school libraries shouldn't make it public to sensitive ages. There are always option to teach them in more sensible way; its is difficult, but is very thoughtful.
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Sue - i reailize times have changed, but i've gone back and read books that I read as a young adolescent or teenager, and was surprised at the 'adultness' of some of them. clearly that part of the book went right over my head --i just saw the adventure
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David emails - In a word, no, books should not be banned. Books that challenge students, and possibly shake up pre-conceived notions, are wonderful teachers. Hate is a child of ignorance, and when we try to shelter children from the world around them, we feed that ignorance.
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Henry on facebook - sex and violence are realities of life.you would be shocked at what age some kids get to learn about these things first hand.
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Erin in Michigan - You'd be surprised what great works contain sex and violence. And who gets to determine what's too violent or too sexy? I'm looking at this through an American lens of course, but there are things of value that will be missed when a book is banned. Plus, we don't give our children enough credit.
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Faith in Uganda - Sex and violence are not ideas we would want children learn from a bunch of books.
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Dave in Calfornia - Parents have every right to censor their child from reading whatever clashes with their outlook, especially if their goal is to make their children a clone of themselves. They do not, however, have any right to censor what my child reads. Don't ban my library from carrying works with adult themes as it may be something my child wishes to read about. If parents have good relationships with their children, there should be no reason to prohibit the accumulation of knowledge. Prohibition merely tantalizes curious minds for the taste of forbidden fruit.
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Suzanne - Have you read any of the classics growing up?! Blimey. Banning books is evil.
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We''re now moving on to talk about the debate over whether parents should be able to proscribe what books are carried in school libraries. What do you think?
Is your government doing enough to help you through the recession?
| Wednesday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:06 - 19:00 GMT
Up to a hundred thousand people will take to the streets across Europe today to protest against austerity measures being implemented by governments across the continent.
The biggest of the protests will be in Brussels, but others will be held in Greece, Italy, Ireland and Latvia. A general strike is also taking place in Spain, hitting transport and other public services.
The protest in Brussels has been described by unions as a day of action under the slogan "No to austerity, priority to jobs and growth".
Are you prepared to take austerity measures for the greater good of the country?
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That''s all for today''s show. Thanks to everyone for taking part. What will we talk about tomorrow? That''s up to you. Email us with your suggestions - worldhaveyoursay@bbc.com - or go to our Facebook site, . See you tomorrow!
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Chintan in Houston on the blog - I usually I have an opinion but this time I am so confused. I want to protect literary freedom available to libraries and but at the same time want to protect children's innocence!
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Jerry C on the blog - "Racy" books have as much influence as hip/hop music does on a child. Often down here in the south people try to get school boards to ban books, and those involved include Christian overtones. It's a bit ironic because some of these groups use the Bible in public schools as an example of literature, however it has sex and violence in it.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Marija Rutkauskaite emailed - there must be shelves of restricted access and parents have to have a say in what books should be placed on such shelves. Young people have to be protected from excessive sex, violence and pornography. Free flush of rubbish and vulgarity over their heads is not designed to make young people round characters. It can only make them unbalanced and vulgar.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Mary emails - Young people need to see real glory, achievement and virtue as well as "real life" in order to make their inner lives balanced.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Dave in Lakewood emailed - I have 2 kids in high school, and we have had many enlightening conversations based around the books they and I have read. The world is not all rainbows and unicorns. Exposing the ugly side of life shines a bright light on it and invites conversation.
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discussing book challenges on @bbc_whys
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Jennifer in Albany emailed - I do not personally think any book should be banned. Books are only words. Banning a book is not addressing the issue, it is removing the issue. Why not create a list in the library entitled 'might be offnesive or objectionable.'
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John Rothgeb - So... if we remove all books with sex and violence there will be almost no history books and no biology books and few of the great novels. What will our children then learn?
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Moses Atule - yes , i strongly believe that school libraries should carry books containing information on sex and violence as long as the information is relevant, educative and prepares children to handle what is a head of them. its better than children learning these issues through misleading forums.
Comment sent via Facebook
Divine Chizyuka - The economic crunch first began in developed countries and its effects trickled down to other parts of the world. If this issue is looked at a personal point of view, - Since developing countries are dependent on developed countries, and this problem started from there, there is little that developing countries can do to sought out the problem though they are most affected by it,-its not their problem but they are affected by it.
Comment sent via Facebook
Sam Richards - books of any context is useful, however school libraries shouldn't make it public to sensitive ages. There are always option to teach them in more sensible way; its is difficult, but is very thoughtful.
Comment sent via Facebook
Sue - i reailize times have changed, but i've gone back and read books that I read as a young adolescent or teenager, and was surprised at the 'adultness' of some of them. clearly that part of the book went right over my head --i just saw the adventure
Comment sent via YOURSAY
David emails - In a word, no, books should not be banned. Books that challenge students, and possibly shake up pre-conceived notions, are wonderful teachers. Hate is a child of ignorance, and when we try to shelter children from the world around them, we feed that ignorance.
Comment sent via Facebook
Henry on facebook - sex and violence are realities of life.you would be shocked at what age some kids get to learn about these things first hand.
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Erin in Michigan - You'd be surprised what great works contain sex and violence. And who gets to determine what's too violent or too sexy? I'm looking at this through an American lens of course, but there are things of value that will be missed when a book is banned. Plus, we don't give our children enough credit.
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Faith in Uganda - Sex and violence are not ideas we would want children learn from a bunch of books.
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Dave in Calfornia - Parents have every right to censor their child from reading whatever clashes with their outlook, especially if their goal is to make their children a clone of themselves. They do not, however, have any right to censor what my child reads. Don't ban my library from carrying works with adult themes as it may be something my child wishes to read about. If parents have good relationships with their children, there should be no reason to prohibit the accumulation of knowledge. Prohibition merely tantalizes curious minds for the taste of forbidden fruit.
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Suzanne - Have you read any of the classics growing up?! Blimey. Banning books is evil.
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We''re now moving on to talk about the debate over whether parents should be able to proscribe what books are carried in school libraries. What do you think?