sc94597 said:
In the context of the United States (this thread is called "US Politics") there has never been an "alt left" in control of the branches of the federal government. The most left-wing governments we ever had in the U.S were social liberal governments, which are at best center-left, and some would argue right down the center. Basically that describes the period of 1932-1953; 1961 - 1969; and maybe if we stretch it far back -- 1861-1875. In almost every other period, the U.S has had divided government, centrist governments, or right-wing governments. |
Whether achieved through hard power or soft power, cancel culture is cancel culture.
This is indeed government overreach and it's a bad thing. I still find it noteworthy though that a lot of those crying foul about cancel culture now were quite happy to do it to the rest of us for most of the last decade. (And vice versa, those who cried foul before seem to be quite happy now that it's happening on their terms)
