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I think flagging goes too far by a mile. Mein Kampf, The Communist Manifesto, etc. all have historical value and at least a philosophical element making it useful to anyone looking to expand their knowledge regardless of whether they agree with the message or not and shouldn't be flagged. The only reason I would be okay with flagging this specific literature is to have possible persons of interest if a child molester happens to be loose in the area, it should not under any circumstances be within the federal purview but state/local authorities should have a right to flag for the purposes of questioning.I don't think anyone could argue against the distastefulness of the book. But distasteful isn't enough. I don't like the flagging either because I am personally very wary of and uncomfortable with government data mining. No one should be on a list because of a book.
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