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The "cancel culture" debate is dumb

We ought to argue about substance not process

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Matthew Yglesias
Jan 28, 2021
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Hey folks: It’s Thursday and “cancel culture” has been back in the discourse this week.

I think it’s a stupid term and I agree with everyone who thinks conservatives have been simultaneously incoherent and hypocritical in their take on this topic. I don’t use the term and don’t think that I ever will.

But I will say that I think the general dialogue on …

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