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No. If the offending viewpoint isn't reflected in the work in question, to NOT buy it would be censorship. 3 3.13%
Maybe. If the offending viewpoint is reflected in the work in question, I don't have to buy and read it. 15 15.63%
Yes. Why support an author with whom I disagree? There are lots of other authors out there who need my money. 61 63.54%
None. Your poll options are too long and do not accurately reflect my opinions. Even this option is not accurate. 17 17.71%
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Old 09-13-2011, 05:55 PM   #76
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It is a puzzling aspect of the human condition that bad people can produce important works of art, including books.

For that reason, I can't say, categorically, that I will never buy a book written by a person I despise.

I might try to wait till he is dead to buy it, though...
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Old 09-13-2011, 06:00 PM   #77
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Is there a difference between boycotting Clooney movies because of his personal opinions and boycotting Clooney movies because they are dreadful?

I kid, I kid. Please don't kill me with sheep.
Now, that is a nice buried pun.
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Old 09-14-2011, 10:18 AM   #78
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Great question. I try to never support anything that don't reflect my personal beliefs. But, I will support anyone who has an opinion (and a valid argument to back it up) to present it in whatever form they seem fit. Also, just because I don't agree with your opinion in one area, don't mean I can't enjoy your talents in another. For example, even though I am not a Scientologist, I like LRH SciFi books.
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I have only ever blackballed 1 author to the point of getting rid of everything of his I had ever purchased. His political views spewed into his writing and he laid into poeple on his forum that disagreed with him.
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Great question. I try to never support anything that don't reflect my personal beliefs. But, I will support anyone who has an opinion (and a valid argument to back it up) to present it in whatever form they seem fit. Also, just because I don't agree with your opinion in one area, don't mean I can't enjoy your talents in another. For example, even though I am not a Scientologist, I like LRH SciFi books.
LRH wrote his best SF&F before he invented Dianetics the forerunner of Scientology... pity he didn't continue with the fiction he was writing instead of the lifestyle version...
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