Conversely, 48% of Democrat respondents believe personal freedom is threatened by cancel culture, while the remaining 52% disagree. All in all, 64% of Americans view cancel culture as not in keeping with personal freedom; only 39% said otherwise.
Mark Penn, the director of the Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey, also had some interesting commentary on this matter. According to Penn, Americans are collectively becoming wearier about the rise of cancel culture in society.
Penn furthermore warned that tech companies should be aware that many people view them as perpetrators of cancel culture; likewise, Amazon is also walking a very fine line, what with their pattern of prohibiting certain books on their site.
The unspoken truth about cancel culture
The rise of cancel culture in society directly correlates with the growing criticism against it. This, in and of itself, reveals some truths about cancel culture; it shows that cancel culture is not sustainable, especially in the long-term future.
