When it comes to cancel culture, the right wing has the advantage
Originally published in The National,
At February's Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, figures railed at the supposed creeping influence of "cancel culture" in American society. Former US president Donald Trump declared, "we reject left-wing lunacy, and in particular, we reject cancel culture", declaring America “uncancelled” at the conference. The alarm against "cancel culture" has been sounded by prominent figures on the right wing of American and western politics for some time now; but is this about free speech, or is something else at play?
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H A Hellyer, “When it comes to cancel culture, the right wing has the advantage,” The National, 1 April 2021, https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/when-it-comes-to-cancel-culture-the-right-wing-has-the-advantage-1.1194664.
Hellyer, H. A. (2021, April 1). When it comes to cancel culture, the right wing has the advantage. The National. https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/when-it-comes-to-cancel-culture-the-right-wing-has-the-advantage-1.1194664
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