Cancel culture is all the rage these days. Cancel culture refers to the practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies that have been deemed to have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive. This is probably seen more prominently as a form of group shaming on social media, but has resulted in people losing jobs, entertainers being banned from performing, T.V. shows and movies being taken off the air, companies being boycotted, politicians being run out of office, and speakers being banned from speaking on college campuses. Recently, cancel culture came to the U.S. military.
The U.S. Marine Corps often does training for its soldiers, and they have one particular annual training for JAG reservists. This year’s training was to feature Air Force veteran Jay Lorenzen speaking on the topic of leadership. The title of one of his presentations was “Leadership Principles Drawn from the Physical Battlefield That Have Application to Other Arenas,” while the other two were called “Leaders Learn the Language of Leadership.”