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Great summary of everything I feel that has gone wrong at the NYT, cancel culture, and the left-wing gladiatorial combat that is trying to root out any hint of
by seibelj 6y ago
Great summary of everything I feel that has gone wrong at the NYT, cancel culture, and the left-wing gladiatorial combat that is trying to root out any hint of disagreement with orthodoxy now that all center and conservatives have been purged. I highly recommend reading this.
If you want more opinions from progressives that feel cancel culture has stifled free speech, is illiberal, and also illogical, listen to the Blocked and Reported podcast: https://barpodcast.fireside.fm/ https://barpodcast.fireside.fm/
Very brave people make that, and it's a breath of fresh air.
- deleuze 6y agoBari Weiss has been a proponent of censorship and "cancel culture" since her time as a student. She's a hypocrite.
- LegitShady 6y agoI agree she was a proponent but the cancel culture has finally come for her and she has figured it out, so she isn't wrong here. It will be interesting to see if anything changes later The most important thing is how this affects your perception of the nyt Edit hacker News wont let me post anymore right now but the question is if she is right here or not. She doesn't owe you anything just like you dont owe her anything.
- deleuze 6y agoWhere's her mean culpa on Israel Palestine then? I see no evidence that she's changed.