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Experts agree apologizing only emboldens your would-be cancelers.

According to three professors who’ve all had this happen to them recently — they all agree on one thing — don’t cave.

“The pressure to apologize in an effort to appease one’s tormentors can be tremendous, but do not give into the pressure. If you feel you did no wrong, do not apologize,” said Princeton University classics Professor Joshua Katz.

“I have watched people abase themselves before the mob in an effort to receive mercy for what should at most be a misdemeanor and be mocked for it—for there is no redemption in the new woke religion,” he said.

Katz made the comments during an August 30 forum, “Saving Higher Education from Cancel Culture,” which also featured DePaul University philosophy Professor Jason Hill and Cornell law Professor William Jacobson.

Jacobson, who was targeted by a so-called cancel culture mob over the summer, warned the unrest and tensions on campuses today are being used by certain groups to increase their power.