Quote Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro View Post
True. But I wouldn't want to be overly dismissive of criticisms of the treatment Rush is getting, only to have it come back and bite me later when people are using boycotts as a weapon against some idea they don't like...

Come to think of it, I think one of the major plot points of that Edward R Murrow movie was that the sponsors didn't like the trouble that his going after McCarthy caused them and were pushing his boss about it.
That's obviously the problem in general: we on the ORG seem mostly agreed that it won't be such a "bad thing" in this instance, but unless you take away the control over on which show adverts get shown you can't really prevent it. Then again, let's not kid ourselves into thinking that being paid a comfortable salary to spout your opinions on TV is the only way to express yourself; I think if it were a matter of principle people would find they could make themselves heard without adverts, too.