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[CANative]

Simple, tired of all the BS. Cancel culture, BLM, LGBTQ and all the rest of the fringe groups that have captured the fancy of (formerly) normal people. That's all.

That certainly does say it all. Sorry you're so tired. Especially being tired of abnormal people (whatever that means to you.) Your life must be pretty difficult.

I'll just cancel you.

 

[Tim The Enchanter]

I'll just cancel you.

We can cancel people now?

Sweet, but I wouldn't waste that power on anyone here.
There are much bigger jackasses to fry.

 

[Overimprovement]

Why is it so hard to go a little bit out of your way to not do something positive about a shameful and horrible part of our past (and present)?

Not wearing a sheet with eye holes, telling tasteless jokes, and bragging about all your "insert culture here" friends is not a measure of caring and respecting your fellow citizens. We need to be more proactive and positive. IMO

Because the only positive thing that can be done about negative historical events is to learn from them, not to attempt to re-write history as if these events never happened, or to remove any word from our vocabulary that triggers a memory. This cancel culture, defund the police crap, allowing felonious criminal protests while closing down churches, and encouraging the destruction of monuments that are a vital part of this nation's history is NOT a little bit out of my way.

We will never learn from a history we try to pretend or wish never happened. We cannot undo it either. I don't hear anyone clamouring for the elimination of the words German, concentration, camp, etc. Or making the name Adolf illegal. That was all much more recent as well.

I do respect your point of view, and I somewhat get where you may be coming from, but honestly, attempting to censor an increasing amount of words or ideas simply is not the answer. The sad thing is, none of our leaders in the past 20 years has seemingly done ONE SINGLE THING to bring this country together. We need honest, face to face discussions, not avoidance, of the issues that are bothering people.

We are getting more and more divided as a nation every day, and allowing police stations to be burnt down, entire city blocks to be confiscated, having entire city councils say we no longer need police, and so on and so on, is NOT the way to fix the problems of this nation. These are the actions of pure hate on one side, and pure fear on the other.

Yes, I know the OP was simply asking about one word. But isn't that just one very small example of everything that is going on right now?

 

[CANative]

Was Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus, thus starting a boycott by 75% of the ridership on the Montgomery public transit system, an example of "cancel culture?"

 

[Overimprovement]

Was Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus, thus starting a boycott by 75% of the ridership on the Montgomery public transit system, an example of "cancel culture?"

Refusing to move, and boycotting public transit are FAR different than burning down the bus station. I am a huge fan of Dr King and wish he were alive today! He made such a difference, and made it in the right way.

 

[CANative]

Refusing to move, and boycotting public transit are FAR different than burning down the bus station. I am a huge fan of Dr King and wish he were alive today! He made such a difference, and made it in the right way.

What percentage of the protesters burned and looted? Pretty low number and they were excoriated by the peaceful protesters.

 

[Overimprovement]

What percentage of the protesters burned and looted? Pretty low number and they were excoriated by the peaceful protesters.

I am sure those who lost loved ones or their business don't care about percentages. And you are using past tense. It is still going on.

 

[DTB]

Was Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat to a white person and move to the back of the bus, thus starting a boycott by 75% of the ridership on the Montgomery public transit system, an example of "cancel culture?"

It kind of was actually, since Claudette Colvin was first but the NAACP decided Ms. Parks would be a better "face" for the movement.

 

[Deleted member 152047]

Refusing to move, and boycotting public transit are FAR different than burning down the bus station. I am a huge fan of Dr King and wish he were alive today! He made such a difference, and made it in the right way.

Killer Mike is the closest thing that we have right now. I respect this man and wish that he would step into more of a leadership role as he could lead the movement. I wonder where this country would be right now if Dr. King were alive.

 

[glenn walker]

What percentage of the protesters burned and looted? Pretty low number and they were excoriated by the peaceful protesters.

Dr King would think he was back to the future, BLM is not what King was about, they are just anarchists using their own people and white liberals to further their agenda. The only problem is if the panderers knew there history they would know that once these Marxists take over the first heads to come off are the ones that helped their cause, because they cannot be trusted. As far as only 1% of the protestors burned and looted, he lives in Hooter-Villa and there are no BLM or looters so its easy to sit in your little White Privileged Cocoon expounding rhetoric you hear day and night from the nightly talking heads. Oops -sorry they closed down the police and fire in Hooter-Villa - Maybe a Social worker will show up and hold hands, and light candles