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Originally Posted by fjtorres
But launching a crusade urging people not to buy it isn't just speech: it is action.
There is a difference between saying the book shouldn't have been published and raising/joining an online mob to stop it from being sold. One star campaigns aren't speech, they're deeds.
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It's free expression. This is one example where the old term -- free speech -- is inadequate and why it has been replaced. If it's not breaking the law, and your emotive term "mob" aside, they should be free to express themselves this way. You don't have to like it, and you're free to run a counter-campaign if you want. This discussion has been fun. I know I've enjoyed it. I doubt if it will have any practical effect on the situation, though.