..the artists would be better off doing art. Do what Elia Kazan or Stanley Kramer or whoever would do - make some socially conscious art - it has an effect, even if people don't want to admit it.
Here's an interesting discussion of Michael Moore's debacle by Roger Ebert:
[link|http://www.suntimes.com/output/answ-man/sho-sunday-ebert06.html|http://www.suntimes....nday-ebert06.html]