In May 1933, some Germans in Nazi Germany burnt books
authored by Jews so as to sever Jewish influence. So when some students at
Georgia Southern University gathered around a grill to burn copies of a novel
by a Cuban, the obvious comparison was made by some. I submit that the
comparison being made is not so obvious or straightforward. Moreover, the
comparison sullies the ideal of universities being impartial to the ideas aired
even as opinions.
The full essay is at "Book Burning at a Georgian University."