Sure, why not? It’s simple, “never give someone a stick they can use to beat you”.
This is not about circulation. This is about his direct profit from the money each ticket buyer gives him. Do you really think I’m talking about money that I spend somewhere that might then get spent somewhere else?
Well, that’s an interesting statement. I don’t think anyone is proposing a “divided economy”, and good thing too since you’ve stated it as not possible. And if there had been no public outcry and I had seen the movie, then no, I probably wouldn’t have thought about the money ending up in a hate groups hand because not many people are extremist in their views like Card. I can’t know everything, so I have to go on experience. People like Card are a minority from what I’ve seen. I will assume that most large stake-holders in a movie are not funneling their money into hate groups, unless someone presents evidence, like has happened in this case. Conversely, I assume all clothing is made under sweatshop conditions and/or by wage-slave labor. That’s why I check the tag and see where it’s made. Bangladesh? Jordan? China? I assume it’s bad and I don’t buy it. It is not impossible to spend your money on ethical products and services. The people who would convince you otherwise are the same that tell you that your vote will never matter, so why bother? That’s the only way that trick works, is if people fall for it. Stop believing that, and vote (or buy) with your conscience and you will make a difference, however small. The more people that understand and believe in THAT, the more powerful they become. As to how much of my money ends up in the hands of a hate group, that is irrelevant. Card will get a tiny amount of each ticket. Just like the CEO of AT&T gets a tiny amount of a cell phone bill. But both can still be wealthy because they make their money through volume. That’s the same way a boycott works, it is the volume of people who DON’T give that makes the boycott have power.
