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Starbucks Is Banning Pride Decorations, Workers Union Alleges (newrepublic.com)

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The unconfirmed allegation is raising concerns that the coffee chain is the latest corporation to cave to far-right attacks on LGBTQ people.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But the fear of getting canceled for being homophobic is very real and widespread.

[citation needed]

Do you think the opposite is not true? Is it not possible for people to feel pressured to oppose a popularly held view because their particular social circle might cancel them?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Any citation I could give you — and there are hundreds of thousands out there — would be from a conservative or right-wing source that you'd probably dismiss out-of-hand for being biased.

As for the opposite being true: well I suppose it depends on one's social circle, but sure in some cases. I mean that basically explains why so many Germans went along with the Nazis, and why today's Chinese are so apprehensive to speak out against the CCP. I hope we can agree that living in fear of getting canceled is a bad thing.