Editorial on Cancel Culture

NYT wrote an editorial that Cancel Culture exists. Cancel culture tried to cancel them to prove they don't exist. The left claims that Cancel Culture doesn't exist (far-right conspiracy theory). The far-left New York Times admitted that it exists, but wrote a whataboutism piece stupidly claiming it exists on the right too. And the Cancel Mob came at the NYT demanding the editorial board be cancelled, for daring to admit they exist! ℹ️ Info           ~ Aristotle Sabouni Created: 2022-03-19

Facts

• The left claims that cancel culture doesn't exist

• The NYT wrote an article that admitted (a) it exists (Free Speech Problem), but (b) blames the right for being as bad or worse) showing they have no reasonable people on their editorial board.

• The left (Cancel Mob) came after the NYT editorial board for daring to claim that they exist. They must be canceled for woke crimes, like claiming the ministry of truth exists, and they're anti-free speech or want to cancel anyone.

• Some friends are fans of Reason, but they are often pretty wrong. This piece agrees with NYT a little too much. Like that the right canceling is the same as lefts. Dumb thing to concede.

Left v. Right Cancel Culture

The problem in the NYT editorial article (and the left's whataboutism), is the delusion that X=Y when X and Y are not the same thing at all. Context matters.

Imagine you have any critical thinking skills (so would be fired from the NYT, and kicked out of the DNC, or any left-wing hang-out). Then you know these truths:

1. Offense and defense are NOT morally equal concept. (Violence to commit violence, and violence to stop violence aren’t the same thing). One is a crime, the other is self-defense.
   
   
2. Banning books/speakers/politicians = bad. Fighting people/groups that are trying to ban books/speakers/politicians = good. While both are trying to "ban" a group, they are not the same thing. One is fighting for intellectual slavery and a lack of freedom, the other one is fighting for it. You can say whatever you want, unless you're not trying to fire/silence/oppress others.
   
   
3. Then there’s the degrees fallacy (reductio ad absurdum).
   
   
   • Nobody on the right is trying to ban sex education or discussing gays, etc… they’re saying things like teaching the joys of anal sex to K-3 is not ago appropriate. Wait until 4th grade (9yo) before the school starts trying to indoctrinate on the proper ways to masturbate while wearing a butt-plug! Not only does the majority of the right and independents agree with those laws, so does the plurality of the left (only ≈1/2 the left is insane).
     
     
   • Nobody on the right is trying to ban CRT, or fire anyone for believing that delusion, or talking about it (when we aren't paying for it). They’re saying CRT shouldn't be paid for and taught in public schools. (The community shouldn't have to pay to teach it). You can teach it at home, buy the books, read the NYT delusional and disporven 1619 Project. You shouldn't get fired for believing CRT, or shitposting about it on FB/Twitter/etc... but you should be fired if you can't be an objective teacher that doesn't teach to the course material and puts your political agenda above the objectivity of the kids. Nor should you be nominated to the Supreme Court or public sector to represent us, if you don't believe in the constitution and objective justice. But that’s NOT the same thing as canceling them.

Conclusion

So the left and right are not equal in cause, or degrees on cancel culture, censorship, or free speech.

The far left equates anything that offends with violence. Thus they believe they can ban everything that offends them -- and everything that doesn't further their agenda, offends them. Including scientific facts that are in their way. They want to cancel people for even admitting to truths like Cancel Culture exist, or that they are against free speech, just because they are.

The right has the far far more reasonable position that all sides should be heard. But NOT in all forums. You want to protest in front of city hall? Go for it. But you want to block freeways, commit riots, vandalize/steal private property, that's not constitutionally protected peacefully being heard. You want to spend your time and money, running ads, or picketing your cause -- even moronic ones like BLM or CRT? Hey, more power to you. Let your "I'm an idiot" flag fly! But you want to do it at a game that I'm paying for? Or you want me to have to pay you to indoctrinate our kids? Yeah, the problem isn't your stupid views, the problem is you expecting me to pay for it. No! You pay for your own causes, and say what you want. But conservatives have every right to fight against having to subsidize it.

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