J.K. Rowling, B.Weiss & N. Chomsky Among Dozens Sign Open Letter Calling for End to Cancel Culture

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71. Disagree strongly.

There is a part of cancel culture that can be toxic, like any other idea that is corrupted or maybe taken too far. However, the idea of the "free market place of ideas" where the best ideas will win out is a farce, especially when there are people and groups that argue in bad faith and use their resources to lie, trick, and buy their way into legitimacy.

If it were simply academic and arguments did not have real world consequences like for instance, the Blood Libel, The arguments against homosexuality that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths throughout history, the witch trials that lead to innocent women being killed, the wars that have been fought for "liberty" when it was really about commerce; then that would be different. People who advocate against marginalized groups having the right to simply exist, are not legitimate viewpoints.

No one is "afraid" of ideas. Many people are rightfully wary of the influence of money, fame, and power in pushing stupid ideas to the top when they should be in the dustbin of history.