From Witchcraft to Wokecraft - The New Puritans

I like the title of this book review.

The return of the Neanderthals at the end of the first quarter of the 21st century! Barbarians of culture wars at the gate! When will humans finally learn to overcome such base instincts and inclinations! Hundreds years more?

"Andrew Doyle’s The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World—which he’s described as his “final word” on contemporary culture wars—draws in part on an argument I’ve made, both in the Spectator and for this magazine. To wit, “those who are too famous, wealthy, or powerful to be cancelled” instead end up in media outlets read or watched by readers or viewers with whom they already agree.

I call the phenomenon “the Silo Effect”, perhaps betraying a country childhood. Doyle, following me, does the same. Only true superstars—think J. K. Rowling—avoid this fate. Cancel mobs cannot hold back the tidal wave of people who want to read everything Rowling puts into print. ..."

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