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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't have much regard for social media in general, so 'cancel culture' is just a concept that I have heard of, but it has virtually no meaning in my life. IMHO, you have to care what somebody on social media thinks of you for cancel culture to matter. I don't.
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I am avoiding it as much as I can in this climate. One thing I have noticed online during this is the substantial number of people who are ready to shame, condemn, or complain about to the authorities, those who are not necessarily violating the orders, but who are doing things they do not agree with. A large percentage have almost instantly become agents of the state, willing to see their fellow citizens visited by the police and ticketed or shamed by their friends, for buying groceries too often or going to Costco. It is remarkable how many quislings were lurking in our society.
While the goal of limiting virus spread is valid, the tactics used by Strang and McNeil are in some instances vague, unsupported by evidence, and imperfect in their rationale or explanation, yet many people are quite willing to follow them off the deep end, fellow citizens be damned.
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