The hallmark of a deficient ideology is that it does not allow itself to be challenged. If they were sure they had the truth they would not need to fear different opinions.
You imply that the censoriousness and cancellation are (at least eventually) weaknesses that lead to decline and defeat.
Like Toby Young do you think this comes about because 'ordinary people' just eventually see through it?
Is there something different with this one? The Soviet Union fell in part because freer societies were simply more successful. If we give up on free thought and expression en masse perhaps there will be no way back (not for a longtime at least)?
The hallmark of a deficient ideology is that it does not allow itself to be challenged. If they were sure they had the truth they would not need to fear different opinions.
You imply that the censoriousness and cancellation are (at least eventually) weaknesses that lead to decline and defeat.
Like Toby Young do you think this comes about because 'ordinary people' just eventually see through it?
Is there something different with this one? The Soviet Union fell in part because freer societies were simply more successful. If we give up on free thought and expression en masse perhaps there will be no way back (not for a longtime at least)?