‘It’s not about the books’: Boundary County library director resigns over intimidation and ‘political atmosphere of extremism’

James Hanlon for the Spokesman-Review:

In Boundary County, a local group is attempting to recall four of the five library board members, including Colson, after the board approved an updated Collection Development and Maintenance Policy. The new policy says, “Selection of materials will not be affected by any such potential disapproval, and the Boundary County Library will not place materials on ‘closed shelves’ or label items to protect the public from their content.”

And the kicker:

“Nothing in my background could have prepared me for the political atmosphere of extremism, militant Christian fundamentalism, intimidation tactics, and threatening behavior currently being employed in the community,” Glidden wrote in her announcement posted by the library.

Boundary County is only a few hours from where I grew up, and not even an hour from where my parents lived while I attended community college. Hell, I even briefly had an video editing job in Bonner’s Ferry, the county seat. Beautiful area, terrible people.

I've avoided talking about politics online for awhile now. I felt that there were other people who would say or write what I felt, and could do it better than I would. But, I don't give fuck about that anymore. At least right now I don't. The events of this past weekend have made one thing abundantly clear: Now is not the time to be silent.

There is no such thing as "Alt-Right".

They are Nazis.
They are White Supremacists.
They are Racists.
They are Xenophobes.
They are Facists.

There is no such thing as "Alt-Right". There is only hate.