There is a cancellation campaign against famous Chinese dissident artist Ai Wei Wei, for a political tweet that criticize Zionist influence on the US.

His response has been to defend freedom of speech, including the right to express "incorrect" thoughts.

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A Cuban who fled to the US compares the insurrectionist with Castro.

The insurrectionist is far worse than Castro. Castro established education and provided medical care for all, while eliminating hunger; however, he also abolished vital human rights. Dissidents such as Oswaldo Payá admired the good side of what Castro did, while standing up to repression to change the bad side.

The insurrectionist, by contrast, has no wish to make life better for Americans unless that serves him. He and his minions work against education, against medicine, and for starvation.

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Standing Together holds Arab-Jewish peace rallies in cities in Israel.

I think my wishes of benevolence fit together with that campaign.