James Button is a freelance journalist, ALP member and former speechwriter for the former prime minister Kevin Rudd. He recently wrote a three-part, in-depth series for Nine/Fairfax on "cancel culture": what it is, why it exists and what it means for the Australian Left.
In this conversation James and I go deep into his argument and the three pieces and try to clarify how this social phenomenon manifests itself when it comes to issues of race, gender, art and politics. On some fronts we agree, on others I try to push back and challenge some of the common arguments that are wheeled out on this stuff.
It's long, but (I hope) really worthwhile. TL:DR - class politics is GOOD and we need MORE OF IT PLEASE.
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Read James' three-part series on cancel culture:
ARTICLE: The Failure of Occupy is Almost Complete by Freddie deBoer
ARTICLE: Woke politics and power by Waleed Aly
Cause(s) of the Week: Savannah Pride (savannahpride.com.au); Marrin Weejali Aboriginal Corporation (marrinweejali.org.au)
265 - Goodbye
264 - Ben Abbatangelo
263 - Larissa Baldwin-Roberts
262 - Professor John Quiggin
261 - Alison Pennington Returns
260 - "I, Millennial" Event LIVE in Warrnambool
259 - Polly Hemming
258 - "I, Millennial" Extract: Privatisation
257 - Craig Foster
256 - Talking "I, Millennial" w/Osman Faruqi
255 - "I, Millennial" Prologue
254 - Ben Schneiders
253 - Leo Puglisi
252 - Jim Casey
251 - Georgia Steele
250 - David Shoebridge MLC
249 - Palestine Justice Movement Sydney Forum: "Why We Are Boycotting The Sydney Festival"
248 - Johann Hari Returns (On "Stolen Focus")
247 - Van Badham Returns (on #QAnon)
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