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There are lots of problems with this perspective. * The loudest voices are typically not minorities * Those with the loudest voices aren't experiencing suf
by mgraczyk 5y ago
There are lots of problems with this perspective.
* The loudest voices are typically not minorities
* Those with the loudest voices aren't experiencing suffering
* The power they wield isn't being used to reduce suffering
* The suffering actually being experienced can be reduced better without chilling free speech
I think you're right that we're seeing an upset in power dynamics, but you're wrong about who is becoming more powerful and what they are attempting to accomplish with that power.
- jordanpg 5y agoWhile some of these observations are literally true to the first approximation, I'll just respond by pointing out that we wouldn't be talking about this were it not for the unthinkable suffering that really did take place (and arguably continues in some ways). There are definitely some interesting sociological questions about how the power is manifesting, but I emphatically disagree with the proposition that the overreaction of "cancel culture" does not have as its root cause the systematic, historical oppression of minorities. To just make the (perhaps correct) observation that a significant fraction of the loudest voices are not suffering is to ignore how we got here.
- poetaster 5y agoIf I am being very cynical, I say that people abuse/use the suffering of others for their own gain. PR from corps aligning with progressive aims is what I have in mind. I have seen it working with NGOs, too. Not saying we should not put the pressure on. Obviously institutions need pressure applied. But if it is always 'both barrels', we will alienate the old, the conservatives and the christians. Seeing the destruction of the political left in germany, I doubt the extreme pressure wave will yield anything but reaction. Trump 2.0.