Partially, but there has also been a persistent strain of illiberal new, privileged left for the past 20-30 years who don't like debate on inconvenient or unapproved topics.
But now, in past 10-15 years, there is also a populist right-leaning faction that has also begun to emulate this by attacking free speech and gatekeeping discussions too.
This is sad because illiberalism harms both the precepts of separating people from the problems/ideas and also shuts-down and marginalizes thoughtful curiosity. This, in turn, calcifies and balkanizes ideological camps into sports team-like divisions without a universally safe public forum for inquiry and expression.
So even when it's the populist right doing something, it's the "privileged left" to blame for setting the example?
Even though this is a new phenomenon that didn't happen with the "privileged left"? I don't seem to recall HN silencing all criticism of Obama in 2009?
burnt-resistor|8 months ago
But now, in past 10-15 years, there is also a populist right-leaning faction that has also begun to emulate this by attacking free speech and gatekeeping discussions too.
This is sad because illiberalism harms both the precepts of separating people from the problems/ideas and also shuts-down and marginalizes thoughtful curiosity. This, in turn, calcifies and balkanizes ideological camps into sports team-like divisions without a universally safe public forum for inquiry and expression.
Tadpole9181|8 months ago
Even though this is a new phenomenon that didn't happen with the "privileged left"? I don't seem to recall HN silencing all criticism of Obama in 2009?