The sense that I get, as a side note, is that people who complain about cancel culture don't understand, or can't accept, how deeply unpopular their opinions ac

The sense that I get, as a side note, is that people who complain about cancel culture don't understand, or can't accept, how deeply unpopular their opinions actually are. They assume that everyone secretly agrees with them, but for some reason nobody is saying it, so there must be some conspiracy afoot to silence them. The actual fact is that, as I pointed out above, you can make people be civil, but you can't make them agree with you.