Posted on 07/08/2020 10:57:34 PM PDT by knighthawk
Several staffers at Vox have taken to Twitter after journalist Matthew Yglesias signed the open letter decrying "cancel culture."
Yglesias was one of 150 signatories including other liberal writers, professors and activists who came together to defend civil debate in the face of social media callouts that have become ubiquitous in recent years.
However, Vox critic at large Emily VanDerWerff released a letter of her own that she had written to Vox editors voicing her concerns of Yglesias' inclusion in the anti-cancel culture letter.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
He who rides the tiger dare not dismount.
It absolutely amazes me that ANYONE who is a writer or journalist could even REMOTELY support any form of censorship — especially that which they disagree with.
It is a slippery slope beholden to whoever holds power at that moment...
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