[[Voltaire]], [[Denis Diderot]], and D'Alembert were known to have engaged in similar practices for what would later be called cancel culture, including silencing the [[Jesuit]] order and eventually forcing them into exile.<ref>https://archive.org/details/BarruelMemoirsIllustratingTheHistoryOfJacobinism</ref>
[[United States]] President [[Donald John Trump]] unequivocally condemned the "cancel culture" of the [[2020 Leftwing insurrection]] in a speech delivered at [[Mount Rushmore]] on [[Independence Day]].<ref>https://www.oann.com/president-trump-praises-american-history-condemns-cancel-culture-during-mount-rushmore-4th-of-july-event/</ref><ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/04/at-mount-rushmore-trump-warns-of-a-cultural-revolution-destroying-the-american-revolution-n603801</ref> On the other hand, some conservatives have defended cancel culture in principle but not as applied by leftists, such as [[The Daily Wire]] host Michael Knowles.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoVFo20ZCiA</ref> Knowles argues that society needs standards, and has praised [[McCarthyism]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nukBmCJX5l0</ref> The [[Liberty Hangout]] Twitter account has tweeted, "Cancel culture would be pretty cool if it were right-wingers doing the canceling."<ref>https://twitter.com/LibertyHangout/status/1372704003604242433</ref>
[[File:Wikipedia entry on Bill Cosby.PNG|right|600px|thumb|[[Wikipedia]] entry on [[Bill Cosby]].<ref>https://archive.is/fUjSy</ref> At the age of 81, "America's dad" spent two years in prison after a [[woke]] show trial before the charges were finally overturned and dismissed.]]
==Critical race theory==