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He was not canceled by progressives. Equating anti-Zionism and anti-semitism is generally an anti-progressive stance in the US. This is progressive principles b
by banannaise 5y ago
He was not canceled by progressives. Equating anti-Zionism and anti-semitism is generally an anti-progressive stance in the US. This is progressive principles being morphed into a weapon to be used against progressives.
- reccanti 5y agoAt least one of the sources in this article, the Washington Free Beacon, is financed by a right-wing activist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Free_Beacon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Free_Beacon So yeah, doesn't really seem like a case of progressives eating-their-own
- TMWNN 5y agobanannaise's point is that the rhetorical weapons used by the left to bludgeon its enemies can and are being used by others. As esyir said, "It's hard to feel any sympathy when that chicken comes home to roost".
- bjourne 5y agoThis weapon has been wielded by the Zionist crowd for decades. It is hardly the left's invention.
- esyir 5y agoIf one develops a rhetorical superweapon, they should expect it to be used against them eventually. It's hard to feel any sympathy when that chicken comes home to roost.
- 0xy 5y agoIf progressive people create a weapon known as cancellation, then they absolutely deserve it when the same weapon is used against them. They created the new normal.