Classic Stossel: The Birth of Cancel Culture

America is the first country to say to its people: all of you have a right to speak. But today speech is under siege.

The former CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich, Pax Dickinson of Business Insider, Paula Deen of the Food Network, and real estate entrepreneurs David and Jason Benham all lost jobs because of something they said.

A Classic Stossel from 2015

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[jontolar]

Nothing says ‘love and tolerance’ like completely ruining your oppositions life financially.

[francisjo]

Stossel is a treasure. He aggressively challenges his guests, then stays quiet and lets them defend thenselves and clarify their positions. We need more journalism like that.

[senseofmindshow]

“They couldn’t find anybody to say I was sexist, personally” That is the problem in a nutshell. Most of the time, it’s a witch hunt.

[netposerx]

NEVER APOLOGIZE to the woke mob, they don't want your apology, they want you canceled.

[MiddleOutdoorsman]

Never apologize, ever. Two reasons: One, it's an admission or acceptance of guilt. Two, it won't do any good anyway, they'll still come after you no matter what.

[jb]

The owner of Chik Fil A is a religious person, I don’t care care about their view of gay marriage, I still enjoy their chicken sandwiches because the food quality is good and customer service is excellent.

[jamesdrake]

The cancel folks don't seem to understand that at some point they will be cancelled as well. No one is immune.

[TheAlphapuck]

When you apologize for something that isnt wrong, you are telling others that their feelings determine what is right and wrong.

[fcold]

The physicist should never have apologized. He did nothing wrong, the apology was taken as an admission of guilt for something.

Also, why are democratic politicians and other leftist not held to the same standards.

[jblasutavario]

The irony in the case of the physicist's shirt is the fact that it was specially made for him by a very artistic and talented friend of his...a woman!
Shortly after this, all of the shirts with that design got quickly sold out from her online store lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆

[SpringfieldHaitian]

Never apologize. Never back down. Do not comply

[karlostj]

When activists shamed Cheesecake Factory for selling massive amounts of sugar- and fat-filled products, their response: "Yup. That's what we do."

[IronskullGM]

I would think this is a civil rights violation since they discriminated them based on their religious beliefs.

[nathanielbellmore]

Dont let someone guilt you for their perception of your intentions, and absolutely never apologize in that situation.

[vyktorehon]

I think everyone should have the ability to spend their income no matter how they want and say what they want without issue.

[cmndrkool]

What ever happened to if you don’t like a person, don’t listen to them or buy their endorsed products? Today, nobody is happy until whatever they hate is burned to the ground; and nobody can enjoy it.

[Betterhose]

Liberty goes in both directions.
It means you can love whomever you want but it also means you can criticize others.

[ValeriaPugliesiWashington]

Mike Lyndell and his companies had ALL THEIR ACCOUNTS CLOSED ideologically. I think he should be in your video, John.

[ragnarok]

The part they miss is that while they disagree with the gay lifestyle they aren't trying to string them up from a tree. You should be allowed to have disagreements, even prejudices, you should be judged on the actions you carry out.

[Traxr]

Adam Carolla nailed it: if you don't apologize, they'll quickly give up and move onto someone who will.