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Originally Posted by BenG
What atrocity? That she has an opinion?
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That she uses her reputation and the soapbox her standing in some circles provides her to propagate known lies she has already been called on. This... annoys... some people and diminishes their opinion of her.
The effect is similar to the boycotting of Orson Scott Card's books because of *him* expressing his opinions.
In both cases people are voting their wallets, choosing to deny their financial support to people they find unsavory.
(Shrug)
As the SCOTUS has repeatedly held, how money is spent is a form of speech. Writers have their ways of expressing their opinions and buyers have theirs. Both equally protected under the law. It is not a one way street.