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On April 2, my media team posted a meme on our Facebook page declaring , “The moment we take hold of this reality — that by losing our lives, we find our lives — cancel culture, along with the larger culture of peer pressure, loses its power. The moment we take hold of this reality, we are truly free.”
This was excerpted from my new book The Silencing of the Lambs: The Ominous Rise of Cancel Culture and How We Can Overcome It , and was followed by an additional quote from the book: “Together, we can make history. Together, we can send a message. Together, we can help turn the tide. Together, we can overcome cancel culture and push back against the silencing of the lambs. Together, we can — and will — be heard.”
In response (and in obvious disagreement), a commenter challenged me, asking how successful our past Christian boycotts had been, comparing the Christian calls to boycott certain companies with today’s cancel culture. Deciding to Spend Your Money Elsewhere is Far Different from the Spirit of the Cancel Culture
But the comparison breaks down immediately, since our goal was never to cancel a massive, national company (such as Target, which many boycotted because of their transgender bathroom policy, not to mention their decision to no longer separate boys toys from girls toys).
Our goal was to say, “If you care that little about our families and our concerns, we will take our business elsewhere.”
Put another way, “Your choices will have economic consequences, and this is our way of encouraging you to rethink those choices.”
A boycott seeks to send a message. Cancel culture seeks to eliminate. The two can hardly be compared.
We were also saying, “In good conscience, we cannot give you our business.” (This is exactly […]
We Often Feel Like David Taking on Giants
Today’s Goliath is the Mainstream Media Industrial Complex that brainwashes the masses.
Our mission is very straightforward: To counter the false narratives and nefarious agendas destroying America today. It isn’t easy for obvious reasons; despite incredible growth over the last year we are still a very tiny fish in a huge media pond. But we’re fighting and we will continue to do so, Lord willing, for as long as we possibly can. The battle for America’s present and future is too important for us to back down to the giants that stand in our way.
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Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker