Good ending. Toleration of contrary opinions is difficult (especially when those views cause *actual* harm, e.g. "vaccines are safe and effective"), but in cases like this the totalitarian that lives in all our pockets comes into crystal clear view.
Scary how CC has become the 'norm'. MAD is Machiavellian and a bad idea. Already my kids can't imagine a world without cancel culture. The longer it goes on, the more entrenched these behaviours become, the less likelihood of it ever changing.
It concerns me when people make arguments like 'we'll escalate now but we'll be magnanimous once we win', as though this is something that can be switched on and off, or co-ordinated at scale. I'm not so confident about that. Then again, I understand why people in favour of MAD are exasperated with the status quo.
Who decides what is free speech or not as like beauty its all in the eye or ear of the beholder Some claim one or another item is disgraceful is misinformation is abhorrent others shrug it away For those"delicate sensitive "thin skinned souls lacking humour finding fault in others & everything is constant evil unbearable and so are they Earlier days recall it was shameful & improper to say backside or bum now its arse & nil said & its accepted People appear to have lost their sense of humour to openly laugh at self & with it have lost part of their soul Not compulsory to listen or absorb what others say or do rhink & speak for tourseld
A thoughtful, nuanced take, as always. Thanks Bek.
Thanks Max 🙏
Good ending. Toleration of contrary opinions is difficult (especially when those views cause *actual* harm, e.g. "vaccines are safe and effective"), but in cases like this the totalitarian that lives in all our pockets comes into crystal clear view.
Spot on Rebekah, great observations
Thanks Pillo 🙏
Scary how CC has become the 'norm'. MAD is Machiavellian and a bad idea. Already my kids can't imagine a world without cancel culture. The longer it goes on, the more entrenched these behaviours become, the less likelihood of it ever changing.
It concerns me when people make arguments like 'we'll escalate now but we'll be magnanimous once we win', as though this is something that can be switched on and off, or co-ordinated at scale. I'm not so confident about that. Then again, I understand why people in favour of MAD are exasperated with the status quo.
Who decides what is free speech or not as like beauty its all in the eye or ear of the beholder Some claim one or another item is disgraceful is misinformation is abhorrent others shrug it away For those"delicate sensitive "thin skinned souls lacking humour finding fault in others & everything is constant evil unbearable and so are they Earlier days recall it was shameful & improper to say backside or bum now its arse & nil said & its accepted People appear to have lost their sense of humour to openly laugh at self & with it have lost part of their soul Not compulsory to listen or absorb what others say or do rhink & speak for tourseld
Well done this is a comprehensive, thoughtful analysis and also very enjoyable to read.
Well done this is a comprehensive, thoughtful analysis and also very enjoyable to read.
And this week we also had another pendulum swing with the left embracing #BlueAnon conspiracy theories! What a funny, upside down world we live in.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/blueanon-watch-one-third-democrats-believe-trump-faked-assassination-attempt-conspiracy