Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned

On 23/02/25 05:51, Christian Weisgerber wrote:

On 2025-02-22, Phil <phil@anonymous.invalid> wrote:
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Nice. It makes me wonder, does Dutch have the equivalent of 'the
elephant in the room', for an obvious problem that everyone avoids
mentioning?

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Isn't this essentially the same as "the emperor's new clothes", so
"de nieuwe kleren van de keizer"?

I see those as two different kinds of problem. The elephant is a real
problem that needs to be addressed, but nobody wants to tackle it or
even acknowledge its existence.
In the other story, everyone knows quite well that the emperor is naked,
but nobody wants to contradict the emperor. We have an excellent case of
that right now, where leaders of many nations are afraid of
contradicting the new tyrant.
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Newcastle, NSW