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"The problems are these:
"We don’t have anything resembling a consensus on what 'cancel culture' is and we’re not having a serious discussion about defining it;
"We don’t have a consensus on how we reconcile the interests of speakers and responders, and we’re not making a serious attempt to reach one.
"We don’t have a consensus about what to do about it and we’re not trying to reach one."
"Our Fundamental Right To Shame And Shun The New York Times" by Ken White in The Popehat Report https://popehat.substack.com/p/our-fundamental-right-to-shame-and
Related: "In Defense Of Free Speech Pedantry" https://popehat.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-free-speech-pedantry
"Talking about our legal rights, and helping more citizens understand them, is an unqualified good. Debating 'free speech culture' — that is, seeking consensus on how we should react socially and private-institutionally to speech we hate — is also good, as I have argued. So, for that matter, is discussing the ancient question of what speech is kind, decent, or morally acceptable. But those are very distinct questions, directed at us wearing different analytical and philosophical hats."