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  @DanielKolbin1105Independent  from Indiana disagreed…7mos7MO

"Cancel culture is not a real thing." I don't know what rock you're living under, maybe you're using a different definition. It's not just stopping support; some people lose their jobs or platforms for making valid or harmless points. It's one thing when its harmful nonsense, but it's another when it's a dumb comment the person made a decade ago that they are sorry for. Severe cancel culture exists and that shouldn't be normal. There's more to a person than having some controversial views, which we all do.

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 @D1rectRobRepublicanfrom Minnesota agreed…7mos7MO

Just to add on the "cancel culture" discussion, it's important to remember the case of Justine Sacco. Her life was turned upside down after a poorly judged tweet she made before a flight. By the time she landed, she was the number one worldwide trend on Twitter and had lost her job. This wasn't a case of stopping support, this was an immediate and unforgiving reaction to a single mistake.

  @VulcanMan6  from Kansas disagreed…7mos7MO

Again, "cancel culture" doesn't exist.

It's not just stopping support; some people lose their jobs or platforms for making valid or harmless points.

...because a significant number of people stopped supporting them, yea. Again, that's literally all it is: if a significant number of people stop supporting, or even start actively disliking, a person/brand because of that person's/brand's own actions or claims, then they may lose money, positions, following, platforms, sponsors, etc. That is simply how life works. No one owes anyone else their time or money or…  Read more

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