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I opine that "accountability culture" is becoming quite hyperthrophied, and support my opinion with an excerpt from Taibbi`s other article: "A bizarre echo of
by xyzal 6y ago
I opine that "accountability culture" is becoming quite hyperthrophied, and support my opinion with an excerpt from Taibbi`s other article:
"A bizarre echo of North Korea’s “three generations of punishment” doctrine could be seen in the boycotts of Holy Land grocery, a well-known hummus maker in Minneapolis. In recent weeks it’s been abandoned by clients and seen its lease pulled because of racist tweets made by the CEO’s 14 year-old daughter eight years ago."
- happytoexplain 6y agoI agree - unfortunately there is enormously vocal, though predictable, pressure from elements of the opposite extreme to throw the baby out with the bathwater. (I say "extreme", but both extremes seem to account for quite a large share of expressions...)
- throwaway894345 6y agoHonest question: what is the 'baby' in this metaphor? What in your view is the redeeming quality of cancel culture? The idea that certain beliefs are beyond the pale and shouldn't be discussed? How do you get people to agree with you that there should be prohibited beliefs without actually discussing them openly? Presumably we can agree that creating a climate of fear is bad (and that it only drives those views underground where they proliferate unchecked)?