#cancelculture

Bill Holmes

Jan 2, 2021
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 12 – Lessons Learned Part 4

“It happens; incompetence is rewarded more often than not.” Jeff Lindsay, Darkly Dreaming Dexter “Never give a clown too many balls to juggle.” Will Leamon I was a victim of “cancel culture”. In the beginning I wasn’t even aware it was happening. I went from being the second in command of a non-profit to being completely removed from that organization in less than 6 weeks! If you haven’t read the story, you can find it beginning on my October 14 post. Had I realized I was bei

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 11 – Lessons Learned Part 3

Bill Holmes

Dec 27, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 11 – Lessons Learned Part 3

“The most dangerous irony is, people are angry with others because of their own incompetence.” Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words “Secrecy breeds incompetence because where there is failure, failure is kept secret.” Julian Assange I was a victim of “cancel culture”. In the beginning I wasn’t even aware it was happening. I went from being the second in command of a non-profit to being completely removed from that organization in less than 6 weeks! If you haven’t read the story, yo

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 10 – Lessons Learned Part 2

Bill Holmes

Dec 23, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 10 – Lessons Learned Part 2

“Useful men, who do useful things, don't mind being treated as useless. But the useless always judge themselves as being important and hide all their incompetence behind authority.” Paulo Coelho “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.” Mark Twain I was a victim of “cancel culture”. In the beginning I wasn’t even aware it was happening. I went from being the second in command of a non-profit to being completely

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 9 - Lessons Learned Part 1

Bill Holmes

Dec 8, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 9 - Lessons Learned Part 1

“The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself.” Orrin Woodward “When success and incompetence meet, disaster is not far away.” Robert Kiyosaki I was a victim of “cancel culture”. In the beginning I wasn’t even aware it was happening. I went from being the second in command of a non-profit to being completely removed from that organization in less than 6 weeks! I have been an executive in a large organization for almost two decades, so that was quite an i

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 8 – How I got canceled: The Final Result

Bill Holmes

Dec 2, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 8 – How I got canceled: The Final Result

“Useful men, who do useful things, don't mind being treated as useless. But the useless always judge themselves as being important and hide all their incompetence behind authority.” Paulo Coelho “There are few things more dangerous than a mixture of power, arrogance and incompetence.” Bob Herbert Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone; you must destroy them. A friend and I were canceled from a nonprofit fraternal organization, and I am

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 7 – How I got canceled: They use your decency against you

Bill Holmes

Nov 28, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 7 – How I got canceled: They use your decency against you

“A campaign ought to demonstrate the basic human decency of the candidate. That means your First Amendment rights end at the tip of your opponent's nose - even in the matter of political rhetoric.” Mike Pence “It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.” H. L. Mencken Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 6 – How I got canceled: He owned the system

Bill Holmes

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 6 – How I got canceled: He owned the system

“Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.” Henry Kissinger “Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.” Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone; you must destroy them. A friend and I were canceled from a nonprofit fraternal organization, and I am sharing the process that was used. To battle something, you must first understand it. I’ll then explain what I could have done di

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 5 – How I got canceled: Abuse the process!

Bill Holmes

Nov 12, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 5 – How I got canceled: Abuse the process!

“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” Thomas Sowell “Anything is better than lies and deceit!” Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone; you must destroy them. A friend and I were canceled from a nonprofit fraternal organization, and I am sharing the process that was used. To battle

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 3 – How I got canceled: He faked being a victim

Bill Holmes

Oct 24, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 3 – How I got canceled: He faked being a victim

“This is the culture of the micro-aggression, where people literally seek out opportunities to be offended....Victim status is so desirable that it's constantly faked or exaggerated, and claims that one is not a victim are met with indignation.” David French “He knew how much pride his people took him being forever misunderstood.” Davis Bunn, Lion of Babylon Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone; you must destroy them. A friend and I

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 2 – How I got canceled: He aligned his resources

Bill Holmes

Oct 19, 2020
3 min

My experience with “Cancel Culture”, Part 2 – How I got canceled: He aligned his resources

“There are no permanent alliances, only permanent interests.” Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston “Now the only sure basis of an alliance is for each party to be equally afraid of the other.” Thucydides Cancel culture is part of our society now. You can’t just disagree with someone; you must destroy them. A friend and I were canceled from a nonprofit organization, and over the next several weeks I'll be sharing the process that was used to do so. To battle something, y

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