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> This article seems more focused on situations in which you are concerned about government action, but I think here in the West we've found that "cancel cultur
by ojnabieoot 6y ago
> This article seems more focused on situations in which you are concerned about government action, but I think here in the West we've found that "cancel culture" and the like is more insidious and far-reaching in its own way.
"While the torture and indoctrination in the secret prisons is bad, let us also have a moment of silence for my tweet that was unfairly ratioed. And yes, it's very sad that your aunt was publicly lashed for protesting in favor of letting women have driver's licenses. But is not also sad that MY uncle lost his job because he was a member of a few measly neo-Nazi facebook groups?"
Anyway I am sorry that I am CENSORING your views (by publicly disagreeing with them) and CANCELLING you (by being flippant). You can probably say that I am "not attempting a rational dialogue" with you.
- dang 6y agoPlease don't do this here. The idea of HN is curious conversation, not flamewar. Yes, that's hard in the current climate. But the site guidelines cover this—see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html, and in particular: "Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." "Eschew flamebait."