The Holocaust and Cancel Culture

I respect Mr. Weisel both for his fortitude in surviving a traumatic and tragic experience for his continued passionate calls for reason and empathy.

I completely understand what he is saying, and, for the most part, I agree. Our speech - even the distasteful speech - MUST remain protected. However, comma, pause....

Freedom of speech and acceptance or even tolerance of speech are two different things. You have a right to say whatever you want. I have no obligation to listen. And if I am a platform, I have no obligation to host your speech, either. Because in forcing acceptance we then approach the same problem, just from a different angle.

Silencing unpopular opinions is bad for society. But so is forced acceptance (or forced listening, airtime, platforming, whatever term you want to use here) of them.

I do not have a solution, but I do know that it lies somewhere on the middle, without embracing either extreme.