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The Fuel on the Fire of ‘Cancel Culture’
The Fuel on the Fire of ‘Cancel Culture’
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of New Ideal Live, Ben Bayer and Elan Journo discuss the recent controversy surrounding a letter published in Harper’s magazine. The letter sparked increased debate around a phenomenon called “cancel culture.” Bayer and Journo unpack the phrase and assess its significance.
Topics discussed include:
Why “cancel culture” is poorly defined and functions to package together censorship and voluntary persuasionHow some public shaming campaigns are just and necessary, while other are neitherHow, too often, recent public shaming campaigns are launched in defiance of evidence and argumentationMany of the campaigns decried by critics of “cancel culture” are launched by people who fear disagreement and want to intimidate dissenters into silence
Additional resources mentioned during the discussion include Ayn Rand’s “The Argument From Intimidation,” Ben Bayer’s “What’s Wrong with ‘Virtue Signaling’?”, and Elan Journo’s “Should You Judge Other People?”
This podcast was recorded on July 22, 2020. Watch or listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived web episodes here.
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Topics discussed include:
Why “cancel culture” is poorly defined and functions to package together censorship and voluntary persuasionHow some public shaming campaigns are just and necessary, while other are neitherHow, too often, recent public shaming campaigns are launched in defiance of evidence and argumentationMany of the campaigns decried by critics of “cancel culture” are launched by people who fear disagreement and want to intimidate dissenters into silence
Additional resources mentioned during the discussion include Ayn Rand’s “The Argument From Intimidation,” Ben Bayer’s “What’s Wrong with ‘Virtue Signaling’?”, and Elan Journo’s “Should You Judge Other People?”
This podcast was recorded on July 22, 2020. Watch or listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived web episodes here.
Podcast audio:
Released:
Jul 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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