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Well, both seem to work on the principle of “cancellation” (one being purely abstract social, the other firmly physically social.) But the mechanism remains ver

by eecc 5y ago

Well, both seem to work on the principle of “cancellation” (one being purely abstract social, the other firmly physically social.) But the mechanism remains very very similar.

mschuster91 5y ago
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- mdoms 5y ago
  Lianne Wadi
  - mschuster91 5y ago
    Admittedly I'm European, never heard of that case... but holy fuck if that is not a well-deserved "cancelling" I don't know what is. Literally calling for the extermination of Jews, PoC and fat people [1] - it's hard to get worse verbally. [1]: https://meaww.com/lianne-wadi-palestinian-business-majid-wadi-loss-racist-tweets-resurfaced-backlash https://meaww.com/lianne-wadi-palestinian-business-majid-wad...
    - mdoms 5y ago
      Please make an effort to understand the case properly, and the full ramifications. Yes her tweets (that she made as a teenager several years prior to her cancellation) were awful. But perhaps her father doesn't deserve to lose his livelihood along with dozens of his employees because of it.
    - lelanthran 5y ago
      From the link: In June 2020, when Minneapolis was rattled by the brutal custodial murder of George Floyd and consequent Black Lives Matter protests, the Wadis became avid supporters of the movement. They even showed their solidarity by flaunting BLM banners from their stores as well as donating food for free to demonstrators. In fact, Lianne herself marched in the BLM protest rallies. However, Lianne's tweets from 2012, which she had even deleted long back, mysteriously resurfaced around that time. The highly offensive tweets portrayed racist sentiments against Black people and the Jewish community. Some of her tweets were also blatantly homophobic and body-shaming. I dunno if it was well-deserved or not (what did the father do that merited the loss of 69 jobs?), but didn't someone famous say "The left always eats its own"? The problem with the woke movement is that it's dominated by the extreme members[1], and the non-extreme members aren't allowed to speak up against the excesses of the movement anyway. There is no forgiveness, there is no compromise, there is no leeway for nuance of thought. All together, that's a very dangerous movement; it's a movement where thought is forbidden, and we all saw how that turned out multiple times in history. [1] Probably a very vocal minority, but with large impact when it comes to effects on people.
    - bitcharmer 5y ago
      I was pretty homophonic when I was very young. Then I matured, changed my stance on so many other important matters as well. According to you everyone who has evolved in the right direction deserves to be cancelled because some time in the past they were wrong. It's hard to wrap one's mind around such attitude. The far left will eat itself. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be.
- heartbeats 5y ago
  Alex Jones is restricted from most mainstream media platforms; he is unlikely to ever attain a significant following again. He is unlikely to be able to purchase Internet access for his business, if it ever got big again. He is permanently consigned to irrelevancy. The same goes for Donald Trump. After being banned from Twitter, Facebook, and any other platform, there is no chance of him ever being elected again. If he ran in 2024, the total information dominance his opponent would have is simply too strong.
  - short12 5y ago
    I generally agree but Alex Jones not being able to get internet for his business is a bit silly

by eecc 5y ago

Well, both seem to work on the principle of “cancellation” (one being purely abstract social, the other firmly physically social.) But the mechanism remains very very similar.

mschuster91 5y ago

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mdoms 5y ago
Lianne Wadi
- mschuster91 5y ago
  Admittedly I'm European, never heard of that case... but holy fuck if that is not a well-deserved "cancelling" I don't know what is. Literally calling for the extermination of Jews, PoC and fat people [1] - it's hard to get worse verbally. [1]: https://meaww.com/lianne-wadi-palestinian-business-majid-wadi-loss-racist-tweets-resurfaced-backlash https://meaww.com/lianne-wadi-palestinian-business-majid-wad...
  - mdoms 5y ago
    Please make an effort to understand the case properly, and the full ramifications. Yes her tweets (that she made as a teenager several years prior to her cancellation) were awful. But perhaps her father doesn't deserve to lose his livelihood along with dozens of his employees because of it.
  - lelanthran 5y ago
    From the link: In June 2020, when Minneapolis was rattled by the brutal custodial murder of George Floyd and consequent Black Lives Matter protests, the Wadis became avid supporters of the movement. They even showed their solidarity by flaunting BLM banners from their stores as well as donating food for free to demonstrators. In fact, Lianne herself marched in the BLM protest rallies. However, Lianne's tweets from 2012, which she had even deleted long back, mysteriously resurfaced around that time. The highly offensive tweets portrayed racist sentiments against Black people and the Jewish community. Some of her tweets were also blatantly homophobic and body-shaming. I dunno if it was well-deserved or not (what did the father do that merited the loss of 69 jobs?), but didn't someone famous say "The left always eats its own"? The problem with the woke movement is that it's dominated by the extreme members[1], and the non-extreme members aren't allowed to speak up against the excesses of the movement anyway. There is no forgiveness, there is no compromise, there is no leeway for nuance of thought. All together, that's a very dangerous movement; it's a movement where thought is forbidden, and we all saw how that turned out multiple times in history. [1] Probably a very vocal minority, but with large impact when it comes to effects on people.
  - bitcharmer 5y ago
    I was pretty homophonic when I was very young. Then I matured, changed my stance on so many other important matters as well. According to you everyone who has evolved in the right direction deserves to be cancelled because some time in the past they were wrong. It's hard to wrap one's mind around such attitude. The far left will eat itself. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be.
heartbeats 5y ago
Alex Jones is restricted from most mainstream media platforms; he is unlikely to ever attain a significant following again. He is unlikely to be able to purchase Internet access for his business, if it ever got big again. He is permanently consigned to irrelevancy. The same goes for Donald Trump. After being banned from Twitter, Facebook, and any other platform, there is no chance of him ever being elected again. If he ran in 2024, the total information dominance his opponent would have is simply too strong.
- short12 5y ago
  I generally agree but Alex Jones not being able to get internet for his business is a bit silly