Boycott = Censorship?....NOT

This is a copy of an email sent to Robert Rosen, the author of a biography on John Lennon, in response to a thoughtless article written in his blog. http://www.robertrosen.blogspot.com/


Let me explain the motivation for boycottchapter27.org and the petition that you dismiss out of ignorance. Boycott does not equal censorship. There is not a direct correlation and obviously the correlation is inverse, the boycott is being presented for 3 reasons.
The first of which is to attempt to cause any economic hardship possible for the company responsible for glorifying the murder of John Lennon, it's not being done for Yoko, or to damper free speak, only to spread the word of the greed being perpetrated by "Peace" Arch entertainment. The second is education; the teenagers of today are about to be sold a film utilizing "stars", with no understanding of just who was destroyed by this maniac (other than...wasn't he the singer in the Beatles?). Third, if this film and boycott can be used as a stepping-stone for a message of peace (especially to youngsters) then perhaps all is not lost. You pose yourself as such an intellectual, but then you put down individuals attempting to make a difference, and that my friend is not very intelligent.We could use your support rather than simple dismissal.
Sincerely,
Howard