weaponG @ weaponG @lemmy.world

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Public cancellation costs people their jobs, livelihoods, and even their lives because a sensitive, loud, and naive sub section of the population felt "triggered" by someone else's right to free speech. This, in turn, makes others wary of the things they say and inhibits their free speech.

People are presumed guilty without due process and are forced to grovel and apologize for otherwise meaningless acts which elevated the anxieties of the super sensitive. This is a witch hunt and has happened before in the US in Salem and during the McCarthy era. Both periods are seen as sore spots in our history.

This is convenient when your opinion is with the majority. It a threat and unsustainable when your opinion is no longer the majority opinion.

"Full stop".

I think you've missed the point or the intent of the first amenmdebt itself if you are asking that question.

As for your second question, that is a straw man argument.

Public cancellation or being cancelled by a sensitive sub section of the population threatens free speech.

With cancel culture being so sensitive, free speech is under attack. I disagree with NewsMax and Nazis, but they have a right to express themselves without being cancelled.

My point exactly. Thanks to the Bill of Rights, the people have certain reserved and protected rights. These rights which we take for granted are not guaranteed in other countries and can lead to charges of blasphemy.

It is the first amendment which allows you to make your statement freely without fear of state-sponsored reprise.

Netflix offers choices for entertainment. I don't like most of the content on Netflix, but I don't think it should be canceled just because I dislike it.

Comedy is the last bastion for free speech. Our constitution's first amendment protects free speech regardless of how sensitive your feelings are or how much it has triggered your fabricated anxiety issue.