Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Arelor
From : Jeff
Date : Sat Jan 29 2022 13:44:02

On 29 Jan 2022, Arelor said the following...
 Ar>  > "Cancel culture" has nothing to do with privacy and everything to do wi
 Ar>  > decency. Our freedom of speech guarantees us neither a forum nor an aud
 Ar>  > That speech deemed hateful by society is denied both is not a loss of
 Ar>  > freedom. Do you honestly expect that increased decency will be the resu
 Ar>  > maximized freedom to spew hate?
 Ar> Cancel culture is a political weapon.

If one's political views are getting cancelled in the name of decency, it
might be time to re-examine one's political views.

 Ar> In its purest form, what it does is to attempt to remove an individual
 Ar> which is uncomfortable for the cancellers from the scene and to remove
 Ar> his options for making a living.

No one is entitled to an audience or a forum for the purpose of making a
living. If Andrew Dice Clay decided for whatever reason to start a
raunchy comedy tour of pre-school day-care facilitiess, would the facilities
that refuse to host him be guilty of depriving him of his livelihood? Is he
entitled to perform at in any forum and to any audience of his choosing?

The "canceled" individual still has optionsavailable if they wish to make a
living off of their views. They can write a book, for example.

 Ar> Back to the RPG examples: if cancellers start campaigning in order to
 Ar> prevent people from buying somebody s product, what they are doing is to
 Ar> say "This guy does not deserve to make a living"

That is called a boycott and is a technique that has been used offline for
quite some time.

 Ar> DO you know what happens when you prevent people from making a living?
 Ar> They die.

Not necessarily. Perhaps they're just not very successful at that particular
living.

 Ar> It is literally a "Comply or die" weapon and should be regarded as such.

I strongly disagree.

 Ar> It would be less of a problem if the lynch mob was not started by the
 Ar> silliest of ideas.

That is true of oh so many things.

Jeff.

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