Mmm drama, I accept based on the evidence that she likely voted for Trump. But yes I don't understand the naivety of people trying to suppress or cancel people based on their political views, especially after the most recent round of election results. Suppression of opposing political ideas only works when it's in your favour - the whole reason I thought we try to avoid this (among other reasons) is because we recognise that when the balance shifts and suddenly our views become unpopular the system will protect us. Well, MAGA now controls the White House, the senate, maybe soon congress, and at least one imperfect measure of popular opinion (the popular vote). The power balance IS shifting before our very eyes, what leg are we going to stand on when these people can probably cite the same left-wing tactics that have been used and normalised over the past several years to suppress political dissent?
People have been warning about the potential consequences of limiting free expression for years and I think we are starting to watch it unfold before our eyes in very negative ways, starting with the fact that Trump himself won the election. Many people won't even admit openly in this culture it seems that they are going to vote for Trump, so we didn't even recognise that the threat was as strong as it was and plan accordingly. And if people aren't allowed to put their ideas in the open to be challenges and criticised nothing will ever change. Suppressing instead of challenging ideas doesn't work - because you can't ultimately suppress people's vote in a democracy.
Call me old fashioned, but I think we need to get back to a time where we were open to hearing uncomfortable view points and being open to debate. I recognise not everyone thinks this. What other feedback do you need that the current approach doesn't work than the fact that MAGA is taking over America and it looks like progressive movements are losing control.
So yes, one approach is to continue the old playbook - call people nazis, try and cancel them, refuse to listen or compromise. I don't believe that 51% of population in the greatest, richest country on earth are racist, sexist, nazis. I think some of them could be persuaded if you would change the approach and listen more (as well as improve what I perceive to be genuine failings in progressive moments that caused these outcomes - to lose so substantially to Trump and not believe that something has to be learned from it seems crazy). The current approaches are not working.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
Updated On: 11/8/24 at 09:58 AM
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