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I’m starting to think cancel culture isn’t about regulating behavior or speech and is just about abusing power to punish people. Both sides have used it the las
by deepfriedchokes 1y ago
I’m starting to think cancel culture isn’t about regulating behavior or speech and is just about abusing power to punish people. Both sides have used it the last 25 years and both sides have complained about it as an abuse of power when they’ve been on the receiving end.
Perhaps we should focus more on learning and growing and healing than punishment?
- UncleMeat 1y agoImportantly, it isn't even both sides. Social media pushes people towards this sort of "this guy sucks lets hurt him" outcome. Bean Dad getting shit all over on tiktok is the same impulse. In my mind where we do see a difference is in the willingness of politicians within the GOP to advocate for significant legal consequences in these situations.
- cindyllm 1y ago[dead]
- 1659447091 1y ago> I’m starting to think cancel culture isn’t about regulating behavior or speech and is just about abusing power to punish people. One of the news sites showed a clip of the guy himself expressing support for people to be allowed to say outrageous or egregious things. One would think supporters of what the guy said would be more tolerant, instead, I think you hit closer to the truth of the matter. The backlash for saying negative things about a guy who spread discord, divisiveness and hate vs the collective "shrug" towards negative things when the same happens to a health care CEO; highlights what it's really about.