{"id":400673,"date":"2019-03-21T17:20:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T16:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-major-new-zealand-bookstore-bans-sale-of-jordan-petersons-12-rules-for-life\/"},"modified":"2019-03-21T17:20:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T16:20:12","slug":"prison-planet-com-major-new-zealand-bookstore-bans-sale-of-jordan-petersons-12-rules-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-major-new-zealand-bookstore-bans-sale-of-jordan-petersons-12-rules-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Major New Zealand Bookstore Bans Sale of Jordan Peterson\u2019s 12 Rules For Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p>More censorship as response to mosque massacre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Joseph Watson<\/strong><br \/>PrisonPlanet.com<br \/>March 21, 2019<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/210319book1.jpg\" alt=\"null\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The modern equivalent of book burning is alive and well after it was revealed that a major bookstore in New Zealand has banned sales of Jordan Peterson\u2019s <em>12 Rules For Life<\/em> as a response to the Christchurch mosque massacre.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whitcoulls has removed the book from all of its stores across the country, according to a staff member in Albany. A search for the book on the company\u2019s websites returns no results.<\/p>\n<p>In an email sent to a customer, the chain writes that the book is \u201ccurrently unavailable which is a decision that Whitcoulls has made in light of some extremely disturbing material being circulated prior, during and after the Christchurch attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">????NEW ZEALAND BOOK BANNING: &#8220;Whitcoulls NZ have removed Dr Jordan B Peterson&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jordanbpeterson<\/a> ) self help book &#8217;12 Rules for Life'&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42Cega2I7d\">https:\/\/t.co\/42Cega2I7d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vtVO2QgBJ\">pic.twitter.com\/8vtVO2QgBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickmon1112\/status\/1108573963259650048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That probably relates to Peterson being pictured wearing an \u201cI\u2019m a proud Islamophobe\u201d t-shirt during his recent trip to New Zealand and previously describing Muhammad as a \u201cwarlord\u201d (which is a indisputable statement of fact).<\/p>\n<p>Jess Berentson-Shaw of the Workshop thinktank said censoring the book was a good idea because it showed businesses in New Zealand were trying to build an \u201cinclusive society\u201d (so \u201cinclusive\u201d that certain opinions are banned).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CONFIRMED:<br \/>No <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jordanbpeterson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jordanbpeterson<\/a> books show up in search <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lV0PhLGiDf\">https:\/\/t.co\/lV0PhLGiDf<\/a><br \/>BUT THEY GOT HITLER&#8217;S BOOK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yByu8oAUAm\">https:\/\/t.co\/yByu8oAUAm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7olTZWxpmq\">pic.twitter.com\/7olTZWxpmq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Monroe (@nickmon1112) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickmon1112\/status\/1108582126432251905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While Peterson\u2019s book is banned, Hitler\u2019s <em>Mein Kampf<\/em> is still available to order.<\/p>\n<p>In a related story, Cambridge University rescinded its invitation to Peterson, who had been set to embark on a two month visiting fellowship, after some students&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/major-new-zealand-bookstore-bans-sale-of-jordan-petersons-12-rules-for-life.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More censorship as response to mosque massacre Paul Joseph WatsonPrisonPlanet.comMarch 21, 2019 The modern equivalent of book burning is alive and well after it was revealed that a major bookstore in New Zealand has banned sales of Jordan Peterson\u2019s 12 Rules For Life as a response to the Christchurch mosque massacre. 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