Leftist groups of all stripes play the character assassination game. And when one person in an organization becomes a public pariah, the rest get the message. The demanders learn they can be as extreme as they want, because it is the rare person who will call them onto the carpet. Hence the continuation of the boycott. While those who today defend Confederate symbols in any form or fashion are routinely labeled extremists by their enemies and in the politically correct media, it is the mark of a real extremist to assume an automatic moral high ground and be unwilling to negotiate, no matter what.
Real extremists make demands, and expect obedience or else.
They are convinced of the absolute rightness of their stance and the blindness or malice of their critics. He lives and freelance writes in Columbia, South Carolina.