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I keep hearing this narrative rationalizing regressive behavior: This time is different, because we need to prevent it from being like that other time.
Not long before that other time fully revealed itself as that other time they were burning books.
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I view her situation as different because Disney has a very clearly defined brand that is supposed to be family-oriented, and she was compensated to participate in the perpetuation of that brand. Also, my understanding is that she was not technically canceled, but rather they simply decided not to re-up the professional relationship. Giuliani, on the other hand, is an expressly political figure and has little tacit e…
It appears that the cancel-vultures were already circling Gina for her stance on biological gender in women's sports. So there's another tricky definition of "family-oriented", where either side could claim differing interpretations. What ostensibly had her canceled was her observation about that other regressive time where intolerance of differences was normalized. For myself I don't think Giuliani should be deleted…
This one surprises me. He died 31 years ago. I presume you're talking about Khamenei...I do recall an account of his being banned recently.
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It appears that the cancel-vultures were already circling Gina for her stance on biological gender in women's sports. So there's another tricky definition of "family-oriented", where either side could claim differing interpretations. What ostensibly had her canceled was her observation about that other regressive time where intolerance of differences was normalized. For myself I don't think Giuliani should be deleted…
> Khomeini This one surprises me. He died 31 years ago. I presume you're talking about Khamenei...I do recall an account of his being banned recently.
Phonetically similar, confusing for me. Here's his Twitter.
I still remember the days when those who eliminated books were viewed as the bad guys...
All books are equal, but some books are more equal than others.
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I view her situation as different because Disney has a very clearly defined brand that is supposed to be family-oriented, and she was compensated to participate in the perpetuation of that brand. Also, my understanding is that she was not technically canceled, but rather they simply decided not to re-up the professional relationship. Giuliani, on the other hand, is an expressly political figure and has little tacit e…
It appears that the cancel-vultures were already circling Gina for her stance on biological gender in women's sports. So there's another tricky definition of "family-oriented", where either side could claim differing interpretations. What ostensibly had her canceled was her observation about that other regressive time where intolerance of differences was normalized. For myself I don't think Giuliani should be deleted…
But it's clear that this strain of thought on the left, book-burning without fire - is a mirror image of the crazy Midwestern Christian fundamentalist mom that thinks that satan is lurking in Harry Potter, rock music and video games and TV.
Wokeness is a fundamentalist religion.