Anti ‘Cancel Culture’ Crusaders Have Become What They Hate
There is a famous Nietzsche quote that states, “beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” In their quest to tame the monstrosity of cancel culture, those railing against it are slowly being devoured by it.
Over the past year, an avalanche of activity attempting to dial down cancel culture has emerged.
Podcasts, articles, essays, twitter threads, academic departures, petitions, and “woke-cancelling” newsletters have all been offered to thwart the nefarious exercise of silencing people unjustly.
For the past thirty weeks, a book (or two) centered around the dangers of cancel-culture has been on the New York Times best seller list.
In a recent study, Pew Research found that for every one article or tweet about cancelling there are fourteen articles condemning the act of cancelling. If you think you hear more about the egregiousness of a cancelling act than the act itself you are not wrong. The study also found that for every 10 minutes of airtime attempting to cancel, there are three hours in response. In the battle about free speech, those railing against cancel culture have found their voice.
