Mumford & Sons Boots Guitarist For Reading a Conservative Book

The book of cancel culture has many chapters. Insert a new one: getting kicked out of a band for having conservative views.

Mumford & Sons' lead guitarist and banjoist Winston Marshall released a statement saying that he will enter a hiatus after publicly endorsing Andy Ngo's right-leaning book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.

However, according to Page Six, the band kicked Marshall out for a dangerous comment addressed to Ngo. Here it comes:

“Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man."

Those two sentences were also brave, and they will cost Marshall his position with the band.

Marshall apologized for the tweet, deleted it, and released this lengthy note:

“Over the past few days I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed. I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates, and for that I am truly sorry… For now, please know that I realise how my endorsements have the potential to be viewed as approvals of hateful, divisive behaviour. I apologise, as this was not at all my intention."

I am always transparent. I have not read nor heard of Ngo's book, so I cannot comment on the book, though I can say Antifa is a bad deal. But like the case with Gina Carano, Marshall's tweet was not the reason the band canceled him. It was just an excuse to get rid of him. The report adds that "the guitarist’s staunchly right-wing political views have been causing tension for some time now within the band.”

Hmm, tension for not being a liberal, huh?

The source goes on to say that Marshall's tweet on Sunday was "the final straw."

Let that be a lesson for conservatives: you only get so many straws, so don't overuse them.

At this point, these situations are brushed off as the norm. I'll say again: the only way to win is to fight back. Don't apologize. Explain your case, point out hypocrisies, and never bow to these cowards. It's not like Winston Marshall tweeted about Dr. Seuss, geez

By the way, what happens if a band member tweets out a line from White Fragility?