[CPops]

You're free to boycott Amazon if you wish, but I think your expectations of Amazon are ridiculously high if you expect them to martyr their business prospects to make a political stand. What were they threatened with? More sales taxes? IRS audits?

Yes, Amazon's response to this was really weak and cowardly, but let's not lose sight of who is the real villain in this case — Joe Lieberman and whatever other elements of the government are complicit in trying to shut down free speech.

I'd rather boycott Washington D.C. than Amazon.

[araneae]

It's not that I expected them to behave differently, I just prefer to give my money elsewhere where possible now. For instance, I am moving my wedding registry elsewhere, simply because I prefer not to give them the profit off of it since it can just as easily be given to other companies.

[tybris]

How do you know your new company wouldn't do the same thing in the same situation?

[araneae]

Well, they are generally in the making pottery or weaving sheets business, so I doubt it would come up.

[bitbutter]

"but I think your expectations of Amazon are ridiculously high if you expect them to martyr their business prospects to make a political stand."

Whether it's true that to continue hosting Wikileaks would amount to martyrdom may depend on how widespread the support for Wikileaks is. This success or failure of this pledge campaign will give some indication of that.

In any case, there's no question that pols are to blame. But for better or worse, I hold Amazon to a higher standard than I do politicians.