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"the decision-making behind canceling something is based in one's fundamental desire to survive and feel safe." (p.g 69)

This idea helps show that mainstream media has altered what the public thinks about cancel culture. Cancel culture is more about "self-preservation" than general criticism.

It may seem like cancel culture is new, but this is simply the latest manifestation of an ongoing battle between the oppressed and the oppressor that we've witnessed throughout history" (24). Owens mentions different ways that cancel culture has been used in the past, like the Boston Tea Party. This helps prove his point about the oppressed and the oppressor.