Discussing cancelling social media people for being chuds

 So...it happened. A hardware youtuber I follow (I won't name them) reviewed a product made by some guy with ties to the defense industry, and went on some weird diatribe about how he likes war because he's American and how the defense industry creates jobs and how maybe he'll get a job at the drone factory or something. It was mega cringe, but eh...here's how I see it. 40% of the country is MAGA. Even if we only account for the voting population, around 20-25% voted for this guy. So one in four, or up to two in five people, are MAGA. They're your neighbors, your coworkers, your friends. You might not even know it. I know I've alienated most MAGA people out of my own life given I basically have two modes IRL: Video games and politics, and my views are very abrasive and offputting to people (and even then I tone them down compared to what I do on here, trying to come off a bit more normie lib but still progressive). But yeah. I try to generally respect the fact that others in my life may have differing views, and I have a bit more grace IRL than I would in discussing politics directly. At the end of America's current chapter, we're all gonna have to find ways to get along, and this weird fixation on cancelling people isnt productive to some degree.

I aint saying dont do it if you are inclined to. But eh....it kinda comes off as cringey to me. I mean, if I expect political content out of someone, I'll be picky who I listen to. If a dude is doing some sort of service like reviewing a product, is TYPICALLY unpolitical, and makes a poor political joke or statement like here, eh...I'm kinda inclined to let it go. Again, 20-40% of Americans are just straight up chuds. You cant avoid them all your life. Maybe if you talk to them sometimes they'll actually learn something. I dont think just cancelling someone over something like this is a wise or productive move. Not saying I defend the guy's statement, it was a mountain of cringe, and I understand where the other side is coming from given our defense industry is building bombs used to....bomb civilians in gaza and iran. But keep in mind, we also do need some national defense, and just a few years ago, we were using that stuff to help ukraine defend themselves from russians. At the end of the day, weapons are tools. It's up to the commander in chief to use them properly. The previous guy did...the current guy...did not.  And yeah, we give way too much money to these guys. Arguably it should be cut like 40-50% at this point given we just ballooned the budget by 50-60% for no real reason. 

And uh...yeah. That's how I see it.  Unless someone is really annoying and does it all of the time, eh, I'm gonna ignore some back handed political comments. It just goes with the territory. Sometimes you gotta deal with people who dont share your views in life. Cloistering ourselves off and cancelling people over minor offenses isnt really helpful IMO.