You won’t find the phrase “cancel culture” in the NY Times’ editorial about campus protests, but that is what they are talking about. It’s actually hard to tell because I think the Times editorial board must have been a bit hesitant to write something saying that conservative critics of campus culture are right. As a result of this effort to avoid saying things that might upset progressives, the message is a bit muddled. Still, by straining out the filler it’s possible to get to the point.
…students and other demonstrators disrupting college campuses this spring are being taught the wrong lesson — for as admirable as it can be to stand up for your beliefs, there are no guarantees that doing so will be without consequence.
It sounds to me like the board is addressing the calls for student amnesty (which most of the protesters include in their demands). The board is saying that If…
