OUBubba
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I'm not litigating that these people may have been reasonably "cancelled" from your perspective. I'm just pointing out that both sides play this game. The cancel culture all over the right wing sites are things like Dr. Suess foundation not printing six of their own books.I know the Dixie Chicks were slapped around pretty hard. Patriotism is very emotional for many people and they were in Europe (home of white privilege, marauding imperialists, killers of indigenous tribes, Hitler etc) and decided they wanted to bond with that legacy. So that was it as far as tried and true country fans are concerned. The lead singer called Toby Keith ignorant and I laughed about it. The thing is, I can't stand that all shucks red neck Blake Shelton phony baloney, but they asked for trouble by cozing up to Europe when a war was on. It was like Jane Fonda. Funny thing is how Michelle loves George Bush now.
Twitter is engaging in raw censorship.
Debra Messing is a loud mouth Hollywood phony white privileged person. Not sure about Karl Rove or what that is...
French Fries came about because France refused to support the US in the Iraq war. It was a big deal at the time.
The real cancel culture we're talking about is the idea that if you don't support BLM or Metoo and all the other sub-groups unconditionally then you will be attacked. It's the social level activism on the ground that makes so many people afraid to speak their opinion. It is fully operational.
Why do you think Trump won? No, it's not because we are a nation of white supremacist Nazi's. It's because so many are sick of the attacks from the Left. PCness is a Leftist construct 100% and it is a political tool to stamp out dissent.
Trump won because he fanned some of the worst flames that lie at our human core. That and a perfect storm that included a horrible opponent, foreign assistance and luck.