Lionel Shriver

Right?

And it's true that the traditional cancel culture has had a catty female side.

You know, that assassination of character and assassination of career, that's pretty female.

But even physically, a lot of these people in protests and stuff, they're frightening.

And I feel that a lot of the emotions that dominate the progressive left are not just girly emotions.

Fury.

and a malign intent, an intent toward destruction and harm.

It's very, very negative.

right because you know millions of billions of people around the world are going to know your name i think it's a little tricky uh to to unravel when you're when you're um

You're pursuing your own causes, leaving the left aside.

And I'm talking about us.

Humans.

Not the others.

Humans.

I mean, I have lots of beliefs also.

They're not the same beliefs.

And I wrote this novel partly out of my own beliefs about immigration, that it's been excessive and often damaging to Western culture in particular.

And I would like to see it slowed.

So I have strong feelings about this issue.

And maybe there is also a vanity in my thinking.