The Cancelation Culture is at it again, but they aren't alone.

 Who would have thought that the 22 century would usher in a global culture of cup cakes and whine at everything and are offended by everything.  It has come to a point where a division has formed with in all aspects of society. 

When I was in university, we defined a "revolution" as an event that changed the social diagram of any particular nation.  That is why there is the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Chinese Revolution, the Spanish Revolution and the Russian Revolution.  These were political and violent in nature but when completed changed the face of that society and culture.

Then you had a different revolution that also changed society but in a quieter and different way.  There was the Industrial Revolution, the Quiet Revolution in Quebec (it took 10 years to complete) and the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s, and other revolutions that developed, were less or no violent but changed societies.

The present development of change is coming through a revolution, which has been expressed as the Cancel Culture where by past events in history, culture, and literature are looked at through 22 century eyes.  Nothing is safe and everything is in danger of being torn down.  Somewhat like the Chinese Cultural Revolution where a group of people decided what others should think, express, and accept as their duty to support.  Statues are being defaced and taken down,  Literature is being rescreened through censorship eyes and ordered off the shelves of book stores and libraries.  Dr. Seuss is just the latest in material deemed racist and "wrong thinking".   Historical figures are being re-evaluated through 22 centuries eyes that have no concept of the reasons or the concepts of 18th, 19th, and 20th century ideology.  This in itself is wrong.  Even movies like "Gone With the Wind" are being shown with conditions edited into the movie, suggesting the decisions and expressions of 22nd century eyes.

What has been done has been done and to believe that one can hide or change or re-write history is the highest level of ignorance and stupidity.  I have books that are out of print that express a concept that is in opposition to what I accept today.  But that doesn't give me the right to "burn the books of the past" because I don't like what they say, or the books express a different ideology.  No, I keep these books and use them as examples of how people thought and expressed themselves in the past and use those very same concepts to learn from and to develop my concepts of reality.

My library does not reflect all of my thoughts in life.  My library exposes me to many different opinions and thoughts, allowing me to venture my way through these past events and literature and developing my own ideas and understanding.  I learn from the past as to how not to repeat the past and point therefore to a better understanding.

But I don't have the right to destroy evidence of the past because it offends me.  I don't have the right to demand that others follow my distorted ideas of being offended.  The Cancel Culture seems to believe that they have the authority and the censorship right to enforce their ideologies upon the rest of the society.

This includes organizations like Black Lives Matter, or left wing groups that refuse to allow conservative view points from being expressed.  These groups are fascist in nature and demand that everyone follow them and listen to them only and that any other ideology other than theirs can not be heard.  This is wrong, wrong, wrong no matter how many times I can say it.

Authoritarian rule is being accepted and demanded by the very organizations and thinking of those who express - no - demand the freedom to express themselves.  Freedom of Speech has become conditional.  Freedom of the press has become conditional.  Freedom to assemble and express ideas has become conditional.  Universities are no longer the bastions of freely debated ideas.  Universities have become "conditional" speech and thought.  Everyone must have the right thinking and therefore have the right expression.  These conditional concepts have now found their way into general society.

While people sleep, the "new age of conditional thinking" has taken hold.  While the lights of liberty are being snuffed out by the likes of Canceled Culture, a new era of authoritarian rule is creeping in.  Soon everyone will be required to think the same, act the same dress the same, and respond on que the same.  Freedom's bells are being silenced and taken down before anyone realizes what is going on.