And if you mock them, creationists will also start a mob against you. And probably try to prevent you from ever being hired at places they work at.
Such behavior always existed.
It's just that if a sect cancels you it's less painful than if the majority of society cancels you. And lots of right wing people don't want to believe how left wing society as a whole has become, so they see canceling as a conspiracy by the left, when it's really just the majority of society boycotting you.
There are very few regions in the western world where progressives are not the majority.
In terms of the total population of countries, pretty much the enture west has a significant majority towards progressive policies.
The opposite is true though, conservatives — while, with some exceptions, being the minority — tend to feel like they deserve more publicity, and tend to believe in a silent majority (which isn't real, btw).
(Some of aforementioned exceptions are smaller communities — people tend to cluster spatially based on their beliefs).
Such behavior always existed.
It's just that if a sect cancels you it's less painful than if the majority of society cancels you. And lots of right wing people don't want to believe how left wing society as a whole has become, so they see canceling as a conspiracy by the left, when it's really just the majority of society boycotting you.