Silence == support. Particularly with a reputation.
This is where it gets a bit tricky.
The sponsors wanted him because of his reputation.
He used his reputation in an event that was not "fair" (Ralph was banned).
He did this knowing that Ralph was banned.
Now, someone with some guts would have worn a "Where's Ralph" tee shirt to the event.
Someone with fewer guts would have declined.
I respect his viewpoint, but not his integrity. I see him a whoring his reputation out.
The thing is, if he had made a public issue of it, Ralph might have been included.
Which would have led to a completely different and MUCH MORE INFORMATIVE debate.
Participatory Democracy.
The people who signed the Declaration of Independence knew they'd be killed (and some were) for that action. Yet they did it because they had the guts to risk their lives for their beliefs. Now look at what we have.
