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The Rock’s appearance on Rogan is proof that post-liberalism lost? (wishful style) - C C - Dec 1, 2023
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-rock-s-appearance-on-rogan-is-proof-that-cancel-culture-lost/ar-AA1kNUgt?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=942f4cf01cd34817911f2bae25269c21&ei=31
EXCERPT: . . . At that time, Rogan was toxic. For a star with a brand to manage, the Rock didn’t want to risk sullying his reputation by supporting someone deemed racist by the loudest voices online.
Well, apparently the Rock has completed his education program, figured out the full narrative, and learned from the moment — and decided that Rogan was just fine to chat with on his podcast after all.
The woke cancel culture was winning in 2020, 2021 and even early 2022. But the pendulum has swung the other direction. Rogan withstood the onslaught, and survived. And Johnson’s appearance was a sign we’re moving, thankfully, toward a more empathetic and less vicious media and culture.
Of course, Johnson’s comments about Biden and Trump illustrate another major shift too — which should make those who push the woke agenda anxious about what the future holds. In September 2020, Johnson offered a full-throated endorsement of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. [...] But now Johnson can’t even muster enough spin to admit he has any friends who support the current president, let alone himself. Something significant has shifted.
Over at CNN, Oliver Darcy, one of the chief anti-speech activists masquerading as a journalist today, has been hyping the Media Matters campaign to pressure brands off Musk’s X. “The NFL, Washington Post, and Walmart: Here are the major companies still advertising on X despite Elon Musk’s antisemitic endorsement,” was the headline on one of his articles last week.
This embarrassing partisan stunt doesn’t belong anywhere near a news organization like CNN. [???]
But now we’ve entered a new era, where this sort of nonsense doesn’t have the bite it once did. The cancel mob has been defanged. The Rock is chatting with Rogan about this “f‑‑‑ed up” time in our society. And Elon Musk’s message is simply … GFY. (MORE - missing details)