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WHAT IS POLITICS?

9.1. Cancel Culture is Corporate Management Culture

Jul 15, 2021
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Quick takeaways

  • Cancel culture distorts egalitarian ideas into tools of power for elites.
  • Egalitarian language in corporate settings divides workers and hinders solidarity movements.

Deep dives

Cancel Culture and At-Will Employment in the United States

Employers in forty-nine states have the authority to terminate employees for various reasons, such as differing political opinions, attractiveness levels, or baseless allegations, contributing to a culture where employees can be dismissed without justified cause. The discussion highlights how at-will employment laws intersect with cancel culture, shedding light on real cases where employees were unfairly targeted despite being innocent, even if they were related to the employer.

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