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BeerBarrelPolka

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8. I know two people

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 10:50 AM

Feb 2021

I know two people who never heard of it but felt it. Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, and Howard Cosell. The repubs are making this out like it's a new phenomena and it certainly isn't. People have been protesting, picketing, revolting, boycotting, etc. for ages. Carrie Nation closed more bars than Covid lol.

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Only Half Of Americans Have Heard Of 'Cancel Culture' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2021 OP

Republicans think they're so cute throwing this term around. NCDem47 Feb 2021 #1

It doesn't surprise me that most are unaware jimfields33 Feb 2021 #5

I have just heard of it in the last few days. Poor Rethugs are always victims of doc03 Feb 2021 #2

That's excellent messaging from the right, democrats need to learn how to socialize meme's like this uponit7771 Feb 2021 #3

What the right does is weaponize morality against the Democrats... Zoonart Feb 2021 #9

+1, that's how they trigger the emotional connection. They are military spec at this while ... uponit7771 Feb 2021 #11

Yep... the RUmpers have been on this for months. Zoonart Feb 2021 #12

It's another chew toy for them, like "woke"... JHB Feb 2021 #4

I have heard of it, but I still have no fucking idea what it is. GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #6

The words 'cancel' culture is a feeble excuse put forth by republicans who are causing themselves SWBTATTReg Feb 2021 #7

I know two people BeerBarrelPolka Feb 2021 #8

"Cancel culture" means "I wanna be an ass without consequences." Oneironaut Feb 2021 #10

Or, it means "I want to fuck around but not find out." Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2021 #16

Nearly 100% of Republicans believe in hiding from Consequence Culture. theaocp Feb 2021 #13

Just another BS buzz term that's already outlived itself. panader0 Feb 2021 #14

I've heard of it but can't figure out what it's supposed to mean. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2021 #15