Yes, There Is Such a Thing as Cancel Culture. Incredibly, the Harper's letter spawned a bunch of people saying that there is no such thing as cancel culture. As Steven Pinker has argued, cancel culture has parallels with the Chinese cultural revolution and the European witch hunts.

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[–]VoiceOfTheMillenium 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

and what we are seeing here is unprecedented

You had your precedent during McCarthyism and 40-30 years ago as well, you tard. Hays code, do these words say something to you? The pendulum is swinging and now you are not the one holding the censorship stick. Let me play the most little fucking violin for your struggle.

[–]King_Brutus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So now it's the communist's turn? Is that what you're saying?