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**If you’re not finding it complicated you’re in the wrong **
The McCarthy era blacklisted many in Hollywood and the arts for communist ties, creating a devastating and intrusive environment where expressing progressive ideas risked being labeled as an enemy of the state. Some who supported the blacklisting now criticize woke cancel culture. There is hypocrisy among those who champion free speech but support canceling individuals with different views, such as anti-Zionists or pro-Palestinian activists. The speaker, a conflicted individual with opinions on Zionism and Palestinian statehood, highlights the complexity of such issues and emphasizes that if someone finds these matters straightforward, they are mistaken.