Comment by karmakurtisaani

> because the left is demanding censorship of just about anyone that doesn't agree.

I have seen many things that leftists would not agree with, but no one has demanded them to be censored. Honestly no idea what this means. However, if you want to see something like this in action, check who Musk is blocking on X and why.

> "Cancel Culture," while legal, is fundamentally against the concept of free speech.

The people typically practicing "cancel culture" do not own any platforms. They are a loud minority not officially attached to any political party. I claim the real reason for this is that it is a backlash to decades of repression of minorities and women, who finally had a channel to express their frustration. Some good came out of it, such as getting rid of Harvey Weinstein. Other rapists, such as Donald Trump were immune to this culture.

> We can't have democracy without free speech

I claim the opposite is true. In the current era of personalized social media, the fire hose of misinformation and emotion driven messaging far outweighs reasoned information. We will see a new oligarchy emerging in the US in the coming 4 years and beyond, and they will want to control Europe as well.