The Flashman Incident and cancel culture

<p>The boys drink and review Crowhill&#39;s Tavern Ale, then discuss the international outcry over the Flashman Incident. </p> <p>Some stories, like this one by Hunter Allen, seem like they should stay local, but every once in a while a story catches fire and spreads across the nation. </p> <p>That&#39;s what happened when Bob dropped off an old book in the local tiny library. </p> <p>Day 1 -- Bob drops off the book. Pedro picks up &quot;Flashman,&quot; by George McDonald Frazier, which is one of the books Bob dropped off. </p> <p>Day 2 -- Pedro takes the book to school, where Ms. Hughes sees it and discovers it&#39;s not appropriate for someone of Pedro&#39;s age. She asked where he got it, and he said &quot;the library.&quot; Ms. Hughes assumed he meant the school library and posts her complaint to Facebook. </p> <p>Day 3 -- Social media explodes and demands that the school librarian be fired. </p> <p>Day 4 -- Twitter can&#39;t decide whether to blame Pedro for failing to report the book, but decided to blame his parents instead. </p> <p>Day 5 -- Both of Pedro&#39;s parents are called to HR and enrolled in sensitivity classes. Someone finally discovers where the book really came from, which starts a police and FBI investigation to find out who put this horrible book in the tiny library. </p> <p>Day 6 -- The American Psychological Association donates a series of anti-racist, pro trans, pro gay children&#39;s books to the school system. </p> <p>Day 7 -- Pedro&#39;s parents hire an attorney who reveals the true origin of the book. </p> <p>Day 8 -- There are calls to legislate tiny libraries to prevent something like this from happening. </p> <p>Day 9 -- The author becomes the latest &quot;evil person&quot; on social media. </p> <p>From this point it&#39;s the typical insanity on social media and the fur really starts to fly. </p> <p>The story is well worth your time. It shows what happens when the mob gets upset. </p> <p><br></p>