How so

It started with War v Peace

Then Abortion v No Abortion

Then Religion v Atheist

Then White v Black

Then Republican v Democrat

Oh I gotchu
Yeah I'd say more like ideologically polarized

I dunno if it's systematic

It comes from those in charge, so I used systematically

More semantics, lol

Fallacy of Equivocation, if you will

The latest push to dehumanize everyone who's right of Stalin has me the most worried

What do you mean?

We call lefties _whiny crybabies_
They call us _genocidal racists_

What's more dehumanizing than that?

So common day witch hunt type thing

Modern Day McCarthyism

Only the commies are in charge this time

Pretty much

My American Lit class is studying The Crucible at the moment and I want to bring up the McCarthyism and witch hunts in class

I don't have enough faith in my classmates to add the two together

I haven't had a class in 20 years. Can't remember the crucible, or if I read it.
I'd just caution that you have your facts together. You're gonna have many of your peers angry with you.

Yeah

Well I kind of splayed out what I know to one of my friends at the moment

In short, going against public opinion or being accused of something can create a mob
Your reputation, job, life, will be in ruins
And you'll be socially isolated
At least that's how I see it

Social media enables that mob mentality to doxx people and basically send a lynch mob to your door

Is your focus on Social Media or are you going broader than that?

I'd say social media because it's more relatable to students and cancel culture happens on the internet

Are you prepped to answer "why" it's become acceptable and "how" that happened?

Also, do you do well with public speaking?

I'm not fixing to go into a lecture. Let's just say I have experience with impromptu classroom debates

I wanted to see how ready you are.

I'm not prepared for a class discussion but I do pretty well with public speakyas long as I know what I'm talking about

I'd like to see how my teacher reacts

At least to show her that I'm making connections between literature, history, and current reality

If you'd like to help me strengthen my argument for why cancel culture is like McCarthyism I'd appreciate it

Back in the late 40s to mid 50s, Joseph McCarthy was a Senator who led investigations into possible Communist agents living/working among us. They were considered to be the modern equivalent of a witch hunt.

There was propaganda spread around for citizens to turn in anyone they suspect of being a communist sympathizer.

One wrong move could've ruined your life during that time

That's just what I can remember off the top of my head.

That also reminds me of being a Trump supporter