‘The progressive left has aligned itself not with Modernity but with postmodernism, which rejects objective truth as a fantasy dreamed up by naïve and/or arrogantly bigoted Enlightenment thinkers who underestimated the collateral consequences of Modernity’s progress.’
But surely cancel culture has emerged because the young / progressive left, do have a very strong opinion about what objective truth is. They think that each human being is a blank slate, and any life outcome that doesn't follow the demographic make-up of society is entirely due to prejudice.
‘The progressive left has aligned itself not with Modernity but with postmodernism, which rejects objective truth as a fantasy dreamed up by naïve and/or arrogantly bigoted Enlightenment thinkers who underestimated the collateral consequences of Modernity’s progress.’
But surely cancel culture has emerged because the young / progressive left, do have a very strong opinion about what objective truth is. They think that each human being is a blank slate, and any life outcome that doesn't follow the demographic make-up of society is entirely due to prejudice.