by camarillobrillo

Did the Beatles cease to exist as a result, or become less popular than Jesus? Of course not (although 1966 marked their last tour as a band). But burning is a peculiar form of censorship in that the act itself is intended to send a message. This is why book burning is a public spectacle. It is designed to express outrage and contains within it the notion that the ideas contained in the books or other works of art should be obliterated entirely.