Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott: The Canceling of the American Mind. Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All – But There is a Solution

Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott: The Canceling of the American Mind. Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All – But There is a Solution
8 januari, 2024 Hedengrens

Cancel culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works, along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and the right both working to silence their enemies.

The Canceling of the American Mind will change how you view cancel culture. Rather than a moral panic, we should consider it a dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status, and dominance. Cancel culture is just one symptom of a much larger problem: the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to “win” arguments without actually winning arguments. After all, why bother refuting your opponents when you can just take away their platform or career?

The good news is that we can beat back this threat to democracy through better citizenship. The Canceling of the American Mind offers concrete steps toward reclaiming a free speech culture, with materials specifically tailored for parents, teachers, business leaders, and everyone who uses social media. We can all show intellectual humility and promote the essential American principles of individuality, resilience, and open mindedness.

Källa: Simon & Schuster

 

Frilansskribenten Håkan Lindgren skrev en understreckare i Svenska Dagbladet (7 januari 2024) om denna bok . Rubriken på understreckaren är ”Cancel culture – mobbarens bästa vän”. Ett citat ur understreckaren:

/…/”En mängd rädda människor som innerst inne inte tror på vad de gör kan tillsammans utveckla en fruktansvärd kraft. Den bästa strategin mot cancel culture, skriver Schlott och Lukianoff, är att betrakta det som ett ledarskapsproblem. Ryggradslösa universitetsledningar klarar inte av att bemöta kritik, och tillrättavisar sina medarbetare i stället för att försvara dem. Därför är cancel culture i praktiken inget annat än hederskultur för institutioner och företag.”/…/