Cancel Culture and its Roots and Consequences

Submitted by Robert (United States), Sep 30, 2022 at 13:38

You make excellent observations, Dr. Daniel Pipes, as usual.

However, here, in your initial sentence you draw our attention to the Contractions (Antithesis).

I hope that very soon you will be able to enlighten us with the Hegelian Synthesis.

The evolution of the Commuter resulting in the Internet, makes Freedom of Speech and Press no longer free not to be scrutinized for Truthfulness. Freedom of the Press in the West is rooted in the Common Law (or Case Law) of England. The Web also has given rise to an increase of Conspiracy Theories and anti-Vaxers.

The question I pose is whether the defenders of Western values with emerge from the European Right and how will they express their defense against Putin's attempt to subjugate Europe. Switzerland actions against Russia under Putin is a clue as to how the (Synthesis) Paradigms will arise. Kant had no clue about this and Hegel historically replaced him in Philosophy; both were Germans, by the way, as was the latter's successor, (not Leninist) Marx. Marx glorified the working class of his age, who today would be often white-color workers. Lenin, on the other hand glorified the Peasant, who was formally the last Serf liberated in Europe. Now we see what both the Workers and Peasants of Russia are capable or incapable of.

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