Democrats take over all three branches, *NOW* I’m hearing even the GOPE squeal about deficits. I’m a conservative, not a hypocrite; the same people whining about ‘cancel culture’ were all for canceling the Dixie Chicks and the NFL. Both sides are now much more about symbolism than substance.
There’s a difference between saying I’m not going to watch another NFL game and trying to get the NFL cancelled. I have never told someone they shouldn’t watch the NFL, but I haven’t watch a game since they started allowing the kneeling BS. Same with the Chicks (no more Dixie), not that I had ever listed to them before.
“the same people whining about ‘cancel culture’ were all for canceling the Dixie Chicks and the NFL”
Apples and oranges.
One fundamental difference is that the cancel culture is attacking people for doing what is right, honorable, and noble. Comparing the two is like saying it is wrong to spank a child for misbehaving because some parents spank their children for getting caught shoplifting.
Cancel culture is also about taking away free speech, the ability to have a bank account, or to hold a job.
Boycotting a brand or business because they do not represent you is an entirely different thing.
Further, a good boycott can bring about positive changes and reform. Cancel culture is an extension of the politics of personal destruction and has the ultimate aim of killing people who get in the way of the left’s unquenchable thirst for power.
I can boycott the Dixie Chicks and members of the NFL while still supporting their right to express their opinions on social media, keep money safely in a bank account, and receive good service at their favorite restaurants.
I have no problem with a liberal refusing to buy pillows from an advertiser on Rush Limbaugh. I DO have a BIG problem with their attempts deplatform, demonetize, and pretty much murder ALL conservatives.