Nearly 60 percent of Americans believe there is “a growing cancel culture that is a threat to our freedom,” according to a survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
More than 74 percent of Republicans “strongly” or “somewhat” agree the republic is threatened by cancel culture, whereas over 60 percent of independents feel the same. Nearly 45 percent of Democrats agreed as well.
One effect of cancel culture, according to the survey, is an increased tendency for persons to take self-censorship measures, with nearly 25 percent responding that they “fairly often” or “very often” do not voice their own opinions for fear of losing their job or their “standings in school.” Nearly half of respondents (47 percent) reported being at least occasionally “afraid to say what [they] believe” out of fear of potential consequences. Eight…
