Great points David. I think that if some of us are so hardened to cancel anything that doesn't align with our thoughts, our worldview, and our beliefs, we might as well cancel everything in our lives. And if we do that, we are going to be miserable and unhappy. Nobody is going to agree with me or anyone else 100 percent of the time. As a strong constitutional conservative myself, I'm certainly not going to stop using iPhones because Tim Cook and others in Apple have different political views. And I think that many of us like products and services from companies led by people who think differently than us. And that is perfectly fine for the vast majority of us Americans. The problem lies with hard core partisans on the right and left, in making mountains out of molehills by trying to canceling things they don't like for trivial reasons, whether real or merely perceived. And yet these same people often look the other way, when someone they like on their side gets held accountable(the times when individuals need to be "cancelled") for bad choices they make, while complaining about cancel culture then. That an increasing number of folks on the right are embracing using the power of the government to go against wealthy individuals and corporations that ran afoul of their sensibilities(such as "Big Tech"). Some of what they advocating is akin to some sort of a right wing fairness doctrine, and even redistribution of wealth, as a means of retribution of "leveling the playing field". 10 years ago, I never expected many on the right would eventually advocate for things that conservatives are supposed to be opposed to!
That is great you brought up what Michael Medved said of being strong on principle and moderate in behavior. The person that comes to mind is the late President Ronald Reagan. I think that his embodying these attributes is why he was a great President. He compromised when necessary, as part of the political tradeoffs necessary to achieve as much of his administration's agenda as possible. "Owning the libs" and trying to cancel them may give short term thrills to some, but being moderate in our behavior allows us to be much more convincing and persuasive with those of our fellow Americans who may not see eye to eye politically. It might not always convert a liberal to a conservative, but at least both sides can be open minded enough to view the other side with good will and good faith.
Conservatives tried to freaking cancel Ellen because she was gay. They have been practicing cancel culture for a whole lot longer than liberals have. They are just made its being used against them.
Great points David. I think that if some of us are so hardened to cancel anything that doesn't align with our thoughts, our worldview, and our beliefs, we might as well cancel everything in our lives. And if we do that, we are going to be miserable and unhappy. Nobody is going to agree with me or anyone else 100 percent of the time. As a strong constitutional conservative myself, I'm certainly not going to stop using iPhones because Tim Cook and others in Apple have different political views. And I think that many of us like products and services from companies led by people who think differently than us. And that is perfectly fine for the vast majority of us Americans. The problem lies with hard core partisans on the right and left, in making mountains out of molehills by trying to canceling things they don't like for trivial reasons, whether real or merely perceived. And yet these same people often look the other way, when someone they like on their side gets held accountable(the times when individuals need to be "cancelled") for bad choices they make, while complaining about cancel culture then. That an increasing number of folks on the right are embracing using the power of the government to go against wealthy individuals and corporations that ran afoul of their sensibilities(such as "Big Tech"). Some of what they advocating is akin to some sort of a right wing fairness doctrine, and even redistribution of wealth, as a means of retribution of "leveling the playing field". 10 years ago, I never expected many on the right would eventually advocate for things that conservatives are supposed to be opposed to!
That is great you brought up what Michael Medved said of being strong on principle and moderate in behavior. The person that comes to mind is the late President Ronald Reagan. I think that his embodying these attributes is why he was a great President. He compromised when necessary, as part of the political tradeoffs necessary to achieve as much of his administration's agenda as possible. "Owning the libs" and trying to cancel them may give short term thrills to some, but being moderate in our behavior allows us to be much more convincing and persuasive with those of our fellow Americans who may not see eye to eye politically. It might not always convert a liberal to a conservative, but at least both sides can be open minded enough to view the other side with good will and good faith.
Conservatives tried to freaking cancel Ellen because she was gay. They have been practicing cancel culture for a whole lot longer than liberals have. They are just made its being used against them.