The "I'm not a Zionist" part shows your friend to be in the fringe minority of Jewish opinion, as while most Jewish Americans, for example, are critical of Israeli state policy (and overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden last November, incidentally), 80% nonetheless describe themselves as fundamentally "pro-Israel". Zionism of one form or another, be it conservative or liberal-minded, is all but ubiquitous to Jewish people both here and around the world. Nearly all believe that Jewish people need a nation of their own precisely because of the long, sad history of persecution that Jewish people have faced.

I didn’t insult anyone or use an insult. Also, I’m not becoming emotional, just stating my opinion, and in no way being rude or insulting. I haven’t given a critique, and also - people are allowed to express an opinion without offering suggestions and solutions. I’m sorry if that concept is uncomfortable to you, but it’s absolutely reasonable and acceptable to state an opinion without offering suggestions and solutions. But, again, I didn’t offer a critique - I made an observation. 

Generally speaking, I don’t believe anyone who is simply left or right would encourage anyone being cancelled, and I think that they would be able to have civil discussions and utilise nuance, context and critical thinking to formulate ideas and put them across. Anytime I see a statement such as “well, so-and-so is a transphobe therefore cancel” the person has decided so-and-so is a transphobe, reasonably or not, and will not entertain any notion of debate or discussion. It is simply “I feel/ think, therefore”. It’s the wrong way of doing things. It creates division and further dissects society into ever smaller crumbs. We’re getting to the point where I think society is starting to argue over crumbs, and I’m not sure what will be argued about next. People who in the past would have absolutely been considered left wing are now labelled far-right because they don’t hold so-called “progressive” views (in my own personal view, these should be called regressive but hey ho). Many comments in this thread use hyperbolic and emotive language to explain why it’s right this person should be cancelled, and thus cannot be simply left wing. Good arguments can stand up on their own and don’t need to be cancelled/silenced, and when I see people becoming very irate and typically always using the same sort of language and pejoratives to smear people with any slight deviance of opinion, I know I am dealing with people who are very far of left. If you disagree, that is of course your right, but this is my opinion and I stand by this. 

Allegedly making a Holocaust comparison by calling someone a fascist is just wrong.

Fascism was introduced by Mussolini. Hitler just copied many parts of it.
Mussolini never planned to kill jews. In fact, he had a jewish mistress and repeatedly spoke out against the holocaust.

"In 1932, Mussolini during a conversation with Emil Ludwig described antisemitism as a "German vice" and stated that "There was 'no Jewish Question' in Italy and could not be one in a country with a healthy system of government." On several occasions, Mussolini spoke positively about Jews and the Zionist movement, although Fascism remained suspicious of Zionism after the Fascist Party gained power. In 1934, Mussolini supported the establishment of the Betar Naval Academy in Civitavecchia to train Zionist cadets under the direction of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, arguing that a Jewish state would be in Italy's interest.[214] Until 1938 Mussolini had denied any antisemitism within the Fascist Party."

"Mussolini and the Italian Army in occupied regions openly opposed German efforts to deport Italian Jews to Nazi concentration camps"

"Antisemitism was unpopular within the Fascist party; once when a Fascist scholar protested to Mussolini about the treatment of his Jewish friends, Mussolini is reported to have said "I agree with you entirely. I don't believe a bit in the stupid anti-Semitic theory. I am carrying out my policy entirely for political reasons." Hitler felt disappointed with Mussolini's lack of antisemitism."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini#Mussolini's_views_on_antisemitism_and_race

Was fascism really introduced in Italy? I believe the term was, but totalitarianism seems to predate 1934 by far. Is there some distinction between fascism and totalitarianism I'm missing?

I always find it funny when people complain that the left tried to "cancel" JK Rowling when the Religious Right has been trying to "cancel" her and her books for decades.

But, when the right did it, they didn't use hashtags. Things that the older generation did all the time, are not ok when younger people do it with new technology. That's the way its always been.

What do you find “funny” about it? Genuine question, because either you’re being disingenuous or you honestly don’t see why this would inspire a lot of attention. No, no, actually I’m just going to explain it. 

This particular “cancellation” has garnered so much attention precisely because JK Rowling was very much on the far left, SJW, truth-defying gender-bending side of politics UNTIL she had a view that went against the doctrinal left - after which she was ostracised and tossed aside by the very side she had championed and fought for for many years. People aren’t complaining that she’s been cancelled - it’s just a complete car crash to see the left begin to eat itself, as many political and social commentators bet that it would. There aren’t complaints, just absolute morbid fascination to watch it happen. JK herself was happy to silence and call to boycott those who’s views she opposed, yet the same thing happened to her regardless. You see, it is inevitable the extreme left will eat itself sooner rather than later because as the realms of offence grow exponentially wider and the list of acceptable opinions and thoughts grows ever smaller, there is less and less room to manoeuvre. Things that today are inoffensive, even banal, can become capital offence tomorrow and mean that you are to be unpersoned. 

TL:dr - both the left and right calling for cancellations is ridiculous, but the reason JK is so infamous in this regard now is she has been cancelled by her own. 

In 2019 (the most recent data available), the Harry Potter series was the ninth most challenged book/series in the USA, with the reason being primarily the use of witchcraft, spells and curses. The most high profile example was a Catholic school in Tennessee banning Harry potter for featuring "actual curses". 

Yes, people criticized her on Twitter, but as much as people like to talk about "cancellation", JK Rowling is still releasing books and making millions of dollars. I don't know, do we really want to make a martyr out of everyone who said something stupid and was criticized or faced other consequences for it?

Personally, I find it somewhat interesting that individuals on the right (not you specifically. I just got here and I have not read the whole thread so I don't know your position in detail) really like talking about criticism of celebrities on Twitter as big bad cancel culture, while largely ignoring broader, more institutional and often more effective means of cancellation like the banning of books. If you look at the ALA's list of the top challenged books of 2019 (the same list cited above), 8/10 of them received these formal cancellation requests (which are at times granted), largely over LGBTQ content. While the means of "cancellation" is different among the right it would be ignorant to deny it's existence based on the fact that it isn't as visible on Twitter. 

Seriously doubt the religious right had the same zeal and was as loud/persistent as the left Twitter mobs crying out against her in recent times.