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Do You Disavow Your Friends?
Public support for another person is not remotely the same thing as condoning an action of that person. The men you depend on to be capable of stopping a barfight are somewhat embarrassingly, generally, the men who have been in bar fights themselves. Society is actually safer with fewer isolated people. And it is safest when we all have a stake in the world. cancellation, it's about creating people with no stake in life and no way back. It is an absolute abomination. There is simply no social ice without redemption, statutes of limitations, forgiveness, due process and grace, full stop. If we were to disavow our buddies for their most bone-headed moments, we'd all