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Comment by Supermancho

> "Russian spy"

> "Russian propaganda"

> "apologist for Milosevic"

ie "What they say doesn't matter because it's to serve motive X"

Using a label to dismiss all messaging of an actor (abstract), as it suits an agenda, is the defining characteristic of "cancel culture".

This is generally a precursor to a bandwagon/snowball to de-platform the individual. This happens when a portion of individuals begin picking a side by taking action, sometimes out of caution. ie The proactive individuals don't want to face the possibility of similar behavior within a social network.

parent Supermancho 5 years ago

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