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And that is a noble intention.I don't disagree with you on this. I try to consider what I say in public before I say it and stand by the things I say. I'd respect these people more if they did the same.
But have you considered the 2nd, 3rd and 4th order effects from this?
I say this as POC (son of Indian immigrants) who has been called racist insults my entire life. My fiancee was near suicidal due to racism as a teen.
Cancelling racist people would sound like a dream come true for us... but a world where people's lives and speech are micromanaged by fear and an angry online mob is quite frankly a nightmare worse than the current racist world.
1st order effect of this: Racist people are scared to spew their racist garbage. Happens with video proof or without proof.
So far so good, right?
2nd order effects:
- People accuse others of racism in order to get rid of them as competition. Already seeing this in corporate America (have friends who work such jobs in NYC). Perfect way to secure a promotion.
- Out of context videos or straight up lies get used to ruin good people's lives. Anything that can turned into a witch hunt is a sociopath's wet dream. Since people are now guilty before innocent, video isn't even needed.
And this is just from my own personal experience. And let's not begin on the 3rd and 4th order effects.
The irony of all this is, racism is lower than it's ever been before. This is the least racist time in US history, and this trend was continuing steadily. However, if you micromanage people's lives with fear, they are more likely to build up resentment.
So as a POC, this is the last thing I want.