The Hill's 'Cancel Culture': Boycott Everything But Funding Genocide
The Hill columnist calls for Americans to cancel subscriptions as a form of protest, a noble effort for civic engagement, one might suppose. Yet, this stirring call to action omits a rather prominent target for divestment: the endless military aid funneled to governments engaged in what the ICJ is investigating as plausible genocide. While we're busy boycotting Netflix, the U.S. House just passed
HR 8035 on April 20, 2024, providing a fresh $26.4 billion in aid to Israel, despite growing evidence of starvation and displacement in Gaza ( Congress.gov ). Perhaps The Hill op-ed writer could advocate for canceling that particular subscription? Or maybe they just haven't connected the dots between their call for corporate responsibility and the politicians bankrolled by organizations like
AIPAC. In 2022, AIPAC spent a record $27.9 million influencing U.S. elections ( OpenSecrets.org ). How many streaming services would $27.9 million buy? Far less than the political capital purchased to ensure continuous military funding, regardless of international law or human suffering. It seems some 'cancel culture' is just too inconvenient for Washington's favorite lobbies.