A very simple explanation of "cancel culture".

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14. The jury system is not the only system. It has never been as such.

The American legal system is certainly the system we use when suspected crimes have been committed. We also have the Civil courts and other divisions.

We have also always had situations where social and economic means were used to met out justice. The Bus Boycotts in Alabama did not involve the courts, but went on for months to show the economic power of the Black community in response to unfair treatment. We boycott goods and services to show how we feel all the time when a company is perceived to be supporting something we don't like.

The thing is, there is canceling, it just isn't what right wingers say it is.