Oh shucks Josh Hawley's book deal been cancelled
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Why? A book publisher doesn't get to pick who they publish?
Lets not pretend Simon & Schuster is leftist cancel culture.. They published Candace Owens and Sean Hannity!
This is capitalism. When you mess up, some businesses don't want to work with you and he messed up.
I agree on capitalism. But I disagree that anyone “messed up” simply by objecting, absent a failure to follow the rules.
Right, you are entitled to that opinion as the people who manage Simon & Schuster are entitled to theirs.
Maybe he “messed up” in that they made a business decision that the risk was not worth the reward.
Yeah, it's just a contract dispute. The court may find them guilty of a breach, but it won't be anything more than that.
what is with the world today thinking private institutions are obligated to serve everyone on their own terms?
wish i had that doing business deals. you have to buy my product!!
Worth noting that Simon and Shuster is a big supporter of the annual banned books event because they state everyone has a right to read whatever they want - guess that didn’t apply in Hawley’s Case but was overlooked when the Dems objected tonTrump election being certified - come on man double standard ok if you are woke.
They didn’t say you can’t read it. They said they’re not gonna sink their money into producing it. I hope you get the difference. It’s really not that hard.
Agreed. Cancel culture has nabbed people on the far right, far left and anywhere in between.
If was a pure business decision & the contract allows them to opt out, then I do not think anyone should really have a problem.
If it is simply because he is/was a Trump supporter or because he questioned the election then people on both sides of the aisle should be suspect of motives and wonder what else has gotten "cancelled" or will in the future.
If it is simply because he is/was a Trump supporter or because he questioned the election then people on both sides of the aisle should be suspect of motives and wonder what else has gotten "cancelled" or will in the future.
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I don't think it had anything to do with being a Trump supporter or questioning the election based on the people they normally publish.
Sure they have published conservative titles/pro Trump books in the past.Political Science on Simon & Schuster | Bestsellers
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I don't think it had anything to do with being a Trump supporter or questioning the election based on the people they normally publish.
But timing of this decision seems like it had more to do with what happened at Capitol last week, then a straight dollar and sense judgement.
Also, remember we now live in a "cancel culture" world, one minute you can be at the top, next you are evil, out of a job, etc.
Not saying it was unrelated. In fact, I think it was related.
Simply saying that the vote might have made them rethink if the return on investment is there if he alienated a portion of expected buyers.
Thinking the Proud Boys aren’t lining up in droves to pick up a first edition.
Right, I think it was entirely because of what happened and the role Hawley played in fanning the flames. He is an incredibly bright guy, and knew he was lying to the public and played a part in making them so angry they stormed the capital.
Entirely possible Simon and Shuster didn't want to deal with the PR issues of cancel culture, but also entirely possible that the person they agreed to publish is not who they thought he was.
The cancel culture continues, any thoughts on this:
reason.com
Antifa Demands Powell's Stop Selling Andy Ngo's Book, Forces Store To Close Early
Far-left activists surrounded Powell's Books in Portland on Monday and demanded the store stop selling Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan…
reason.com
The cancel culture continues, any thoughts on this:
Antifa Demands Powell's Stop Selling Andy Ngo's Book, Forces Store To Close Early
Far-left activists surrounded Powell's Books in Portland on Monday and demanded the store stop selling Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan…
Yep. That is an example of absurd cancel culture.
While Trump emboldened his radicals I guess Joe and the Dems better stand up to Antifa as well because they are more than "an idea."The cancel culture continues, any thoughts on this:
Antifa Demands Powell's Stop Selling Andy Ngo's Book, Forces Store To Close Early
Far-left activists surrounded Powell's Books in Portland on Monday and demanded the store stop selling Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan…
The radicalism of America is getting a bit scary from all sides. Antifa marched in multiple cities and created a lot of trouble the last few days and much of the MSM was silent.
Anyone view the video in the article? These people are truly deranged. Cursing and throwing middle fingers at a police vehicle driving by on its way to a call. Absolutely sick. Not to mention every other word out of their mouths is an expletive.
Where did the parents who raised these young people go so wrong?
I don't think anyone here was questioning their right to do it. Not really the point.
Correct. People questioning cancel culture. Let’s face it they publish that book if people didn’t complain. Wonder how much publisher paid already and whether they can recoup
Just saying Hawley gets a book deal without the riot. Not everything is "cancel culture"
"After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Simon & Schuster has decided to cancel publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s forthcoming book, THE TYRANNY OF BIG TECH. We did not come to this decision lightly. As a publisher it will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: at the same time we take seriously our larger public responsibility as citizens, and cannot support Senator Hawley after his role in what became a dangerous threat to our democracy and freedom. "
Well there you go. They didn’t feel pressured to cancel, they just thought he was an asshole.
