Viewpoint

“The recent public furor over cancel culture has not been about whether or not we will cancel people or ideas, but about which people or ideas we will cancel. All cultures involve the ‘cancellation’ of certain behaviors and viewpoints. Without these taboos, there can be no social regulation of behavior and mores and hence no real culture at all. In the modern West, for instance, we cancel people who insist on being naked in public spaces. We also cancel racists and men who beat their wives, and our culture is all the better for it. Cancellation is the price we pay for civilization.”

Cameron Hilditch in NationalReview.com