Is cancel culture the modern-day witch trials?

The Telegraph published this video item, entitled “Is cancel culture the modern-day witch trials?” – below is their description.

From witch-hunts to McCarthyism, history shows ostracizing dissenting voices rarely ends well, but does cancel culture have any merits?

In the video above the Telegraph looks at the impact cancel culture has on society, both positive and negative. We speak to singer/ songwriter and activist Billy Bragg, Psychologist Prof. Stephen Reicher, Film Critic Robbie Collins, Columnist Suzanne Moore and columnist and former editor, Charles Moore. 

Read more and share your comments at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/cancel-culture-modern-day-witch-trials/

Narrator – Theodora Louloudis

Archive – Getty, PA, Reuters

Director – Edward Emsley

Researcher – Elliott Daly

Production Manager – Carla de Nicola

Film Editor – Joshua Bourne

Motion Designer – Daniel Symons

Music – Audionetworks

Executive Producers – Danielle Robinson and Andy Mackenzie

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