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How does HN feel about the call from AOC to compile lists of those who supported or worked for or aligned with the Trump administration (https://nypost.com/2020
by throwawaysea 6y ago
How does HN feel about the call from AOC to compile lists of those who supported or worked for or aligned with the Trump administration (https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/aoc-facing-heat-for-wanting-to-archive-posts-by-trump-sycophants/ https://nypost.com/2020/11/06/aoc-facing-heat-for-wanting-to...). Former Obama administration staffer Michael Simon said that he is gathering the names of anyone who supported Trump in the 2016 and 2020 election, and has created a project for this (https://mobile.twitter.com/trumpaccproject https://mobile.twitter.com/trumpaccproject).
This seems like the logical end of cancel culture and deplatforming, which is to assemble a list of people and organizations to target or shame or blacklist. I find this to be a very disagreeable suggestion given that people simply are exercising their constitutional and political rights and this furthers division, encourages extremism, and has a chilling silencing effect on civil discourse.
To me this reeks of authoritarian Leftism, like the violence seen in past revolutions in China or Russia. There is also a great deal of irony as well, since AOC and her supporters are certainly not calling for a blacklist of Marxists, despite Marxism being the cause of over 100M deaths in the 20th century.