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gmw, totally agree.
Corkobo, I happen to buy OSC's books. But I can understand why some people would not. You talk of someone's background as if that excuses poor behavior. It does not. It means we might have empathy for them but we still don't have to support them unless you want to argue socialism (which will take this to another forum).
"Pondering the known facts?" Some people are upset by what OSC said and wrote, not necessarily in his books. You don't need more facts unless you're suggesting he had a gun to his head or was whacked out on mushrooms at those several times.
This is a different circumstance than, say, someone you work with at a mutual employer. Here we are talking about purchasing the product of an individual's effort. A better analogy might be, if you don't like how puppies are raised by "puppy mills" then you don't buy from them and you might make an effort to spread the word.
I'm also not going to say you're wrong. You can forge your own relationships with authors on any basis you prefer. Just trying to clearly explain why some people disagree and will not be swayed by your basis. The world can probably be divided into those people who care about an artist/author/actor/politician's personal life, their off-screen behavior, and those who do not.
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