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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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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M
To be totally honest, all parts of the political spectrum engage in cancel culture. They just don't like to admit it.

Conservatives cancelled Nike and Coca-Cola.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@basilfawlty89

For sure, this does happen on the left and you need some element of truth to construct any strawman. A lot is ridiculously exaggerated obviously and often key details are omitted. In addition, political criticism is often cynically conflated with being cancelled. (Bari Weiss anyone?)

If you Google cancel culture, every single post is about the left 'censoring' people. So much of the criticism and emphasis on this debate is in bad faith. That is my point.