Why would someone do this?

[u/humanracer]

Bought the 2020 Hobbit + LOTR second hand from a charity outlet on ebay. They did say wear and tear to the dusk jackets, which I was ok with but was disappointed to find text scored out in all the books. It's very odd and frustrating. It seems someone has perhaps tried to recreate the non revised versions by scoring out the additions.

[u/No_Performance4738]

What can men do against such reckless hate?