Do the political right believe in 'Cancel Culture?'

I think the do, only because they practice it often enough. The blocking option is meant to be to stop abuse, not arguments that you disagree with.

In the last two days I've been blocked for asking for evidence that the US election was fixed (he didn't wanna play that 'game' because I have too much 'bias'). Also, I got blocked by a Modi supporter for calling him a Modi supporter and for saying that the movement he supports has a link with the European radical right. His question was about Muslim immigration to the west and the current Indian government is very anti Muslim. He knew all of that but was pretending not to.

Its ironic that the right complain about people being canceled and 'safe space' culture when so many just block anyone who challenges their world view.

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Adstar · 56-60, M

You have not been canceled because you could post your post..

Blocking cancels no one..

Being canceled means you are no longer allowed to post on this platform..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar Being cancelled means different things. Blocking is for sure a form of personal cancelling and shows many of the characteristics that the right accuse the left of: Unwillingness to debate uncomfortable topics, group think etc...

So yeah, the irony is clear and obvious.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 No one is under any compulsion to interact with another person in a free society.. If you block me or i block you then we are only preventing each other from interacting with each other.. You are not preventing me from interacting with other people and i am not preventing you from interacting with others.. This is what canceling does..

When facebook or twitter blocks someone they block that person from interacting with millions of people not just one.. The difference is enormous.. Equating the two is just not valid..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar Of course they are not the same.

However, if you are against people being kicked off social media based on free-speech grounds and block people who disagree, it is inconsistent.

In much the same way as people have the right to block, social media companies have the right to ban people. Them doing so is not illegal then to criticise them for this, there has to be a moral reason why.

Like allowing free and open engagement of ideas and political criticism etc. Many on SW clearly do not practice what they preach on this. I'm not in favour of social media banning people outside extreme cases Fwiw.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Burnley123

[quote]However, if you are against people being kicked off social media based on free-speech grounds and block people who disagree, it is inconsistent.[/quote]

How does someone blocking you cancel your free speech if you can continue posting your POV on the same platform..

Lets say someone is sick of hearing your POV and just no longer bothers reading your posts do you define that as canceling you?

If i don't want to hear from a person promoting ped0f1l1a does that mean i am canceling them?

Oh and social media cancels people simply because they promote conservative thought and they oppose leftist thought.. The social media moderators declare anyone who is conservative to be part of the Ultra Right extremist group.. To them anyone who is not a leftist is a nazi..

Social media platforms are the New public space for debate and the spread of ideas.. But because they are privately owned they can control who gets to speak and who is sidelined.. Effectively it is like the gestapo pulling public speakers off the street and taking away their freedom of speech.. You can say oh well they have the freedom to say what they want in the concentration camp but they can only talk to a very small number of people..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar If you make play about being a free speech absolutist (as some do) then it is inconsistent to block people for disagreeing with you.

I have in the past blocked people for being annoying (the Baby Trump posts, for example). I have not blocked someone for political criticism.

I think comparing FB to the Gestapo is very ridiculous . I'm not a fan of corporations having that power but it is wrong to say 'any Conservative thought' gets banned. Inciting a riot or spreading verify ably false information are not things which contribute anything positive.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 You will think very differently if the internet comes under the control of ultra rightists and your accounts are banned..

Anyone who disagrees with the bias of those who control the platform can be depicted as an extremists worthy of being canceled.. If you have control of the media you can turn anyone into a monster in peoples eyes..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar My politics lean towards the radical left and I live in a country which has a very rightwing print media. There is never a question of the left being 'uncancelled'.

Social media corporations are not leftist. They are pro free market and socially liberal. They are hardly likely to be in favour of higher corporate taxes, let alone workers owning company shares.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 Wow what country do you live in.. 😱 A country that's media is right wing?????

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar UK. Our print media is like Fox News are the BBC is very pro government.

Adstar · 56-60, M

@Burnley123 UK ??? with the BBC [b]B[/b]ritish [b]B[/b]acking [b]C[/b]ommunisim broadcasting commission.. You are saying the UK media is right wing??? 🤣 🤣 🤣

Sorry man you have lost all credibility with me.. The UK is so politically correct and filled with university indoctrinated cultural Marxist journo's it is beyond a joke..

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@Adstar OK, thanks for letting me know. 🤣

I've lost all credibility because I don't understand cultural marxism. My bad.