So now Target is being boycotted by the right for having Pride merchandise and from the left for removing Pride merchandise.

Maybe their moral compass should be based on something other than the profit motive. Maybe that's asking too much.

But the bottom line is: violence wins again. In the future stores will simply ignore any topic that might lead to a backlash. Nobody is boycotting Penny's, because Penny's didn't take a stand.

It was Pride month this time, next time it will be Black History Month. Or pharmacies that fill prescriptions they don't like. Or people who wear their hair long. Or go to a temple instead of a church. Or don't agree that capitalism is the best ism.

They're going to attack again and again again.

And every victory emboldens them.