Daniel Elder is an acclaimed choral composer. On June 1, 2020, he sent the tweet that ended his professional career: He criticized the "well-intentioned, blind" activists who had burned the Nashville courthouse following a BLM rally. (1) reason.com/2021/06/15/dan…
Elder was a center-left liberal, and supporter of BLM. He had no idea that objecting to arson would be controversial, but he was soon inundated with harassing comments and emails calling him a hateful racist. (2)
A sampling of the responses he received. To be clear, Elder did not malign BLM or say anything racist whatsoever; he objected to violence, rioting, and arson, and suggested these tactics would set back the movement—which is true and uncontroversial. 
Within hours, his publisher, Catholic affiliated GIA Publications, demanded that he make the following apology (they wrote it for him):
"We're feeling time pressure on this as some people are calling for boycotts," the publisher's media editor told Elder. "It's all very heavy." Indeed!
Elder refused. As a result, GIA denounced and ostracized him.
It was hard enough making a living as a composer of chorus music during COVID-19, but now no one will program his music. His "creative wellspring" is shut off, and he's suffered various mental health crises.
More here. Don't let anyone tell you cancel culture is made up. reason.com/2021/06/15/dan…
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