…they’re usually saying one of three completely disparate things.
Either they’re like “Holy shit, I don’t want people to get told to kill themselves or starve or die, especially without a proper trial!” Which, fair.
Or, they’re like “lol, there’s nothing wrong with ____, I think ____ is the best for the job, what they did was not only not bad, it was actively awesome.” Which, ew.
Or, they don’t really care either way but just wanna scare the workers into voting for their bosses’ “rich-gets-richer” program.
It’s sometimes hard to suss out which of the three is the case so we can react with some more nuance. Or, reframe the conversation appropriately.
We all remember some malicious calls for cancellation. The Gamergate crusade vs Anita for example, or the birthers’ attempt to cancel Obama’s presidency.