Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave steps down in wake of controversy over his Israel comments::Paddy Cosgrave said his “personal comments have become a distraction from the event, and our team, our sponsors, our startups and the people who attend.”

  • atk007@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When people say ‘cancel culture’, they are generally talking out of their ass, but this is what I say is the cancel culture, that someone saying ‘war crimes are war crimes, even when allies did them’ is somehow so abhorrent that they are sacked. Think about it, war crimes are acceptable but pointing them out is not.

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      1 year ago

      Let’s see if people like Cosgrove reevaluate their position on cancel culture now that it is affecting them. I’m not holding my breath.

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        1 year ago

        Yes they are generally talking out of their ass and this is an example where they’re not.

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        1 year ago

        No, being “cancelled” for saying something racist isn’t the same as this.