Posted on 10/12/2022 8:49:41 PM PDT by grundle
Singer and business empire owner Kanye West is one of the most controversial figures in the world. He’s a rapper in an industry that generally leans very much to the left, yet he’s a conservative. His Christian views are confusing to some, including many fellow Christians. And he’s never afraid to speak his mind on stage, through social media, or during interviews.
But even someone like “Ye” is not immune to cancel culture and it just hit him in a big way. He now has until next month to move his financial empire out of JP Morgan Chase banks. According to friend and conservative pundit Candace Owens:
"Earlier today I learned that @kanyewest was officially kicked out of JP Morgan Chase bank. I was told there was no official reason given, but they sent this letter as well to confirm that he has until late November to find another place for the Yeezy empire to bank."
Though they gave no reason, let’s face it. The reason is clear. Between wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt at recent events and going on Tucker Carlson to rant about pretty much everyone, the reason he’s being booted by his financial organization is because he’s not “woke” enough as a Black rapper. The radical left and the globalist elite cabal fear conservatives, but they especially fear successful minorities like Kanye West who don’t use their platforms to attack the right.
Now that I think about it, that might explain a lot...
The reasoning, if not ruling, regarding bakers, was that they could not deny the sale of an existing product/cake. But you couldn’t forcibly commission an original creation.
Following your argument, morals and principles are...well...not really morals or principles. Rather, they are conditional sets of guidance that rely upon the opposition or zeitgeist for definition.
Did we let the left define the morality of abortion for us? Did we let the left define the morality of firearms ownership for us? Did we let the left define the morality of free speech for us?
Years ago, divorce was a Bad Thing. Then, it wasn't. Now, alleged conservatives (including the religious ones) don't even talk about the immorality of tearing up a marriage, despite Biblical warnings of the warm temperatures awaiting divorces.
I totally understand the appeal of "well, if the left can ignore morals. I can do that, too." And I totally understand that many people HAVE surrendered their position. But the second a conservative gives a cheery two thumbs up to playing stupid leftist tricks, they cease to be a conservative.
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