Donating to a political party, considered an act of citizenship, is different from supporting a racist organization repudiated by civil society. But let's take the politics out of it. Where was the respect for Dan Cooper as a person? For his humanity? We show respect for each other by respecting their power to choose their own paths in life. My friends embrace many political, religious, ethnic persuasions. Should they be discriminated against for tithings, donations, worship or activities different from ours or not having our approval? I don't know how it works in the US but it would violate our Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The KKK example was an extreme example to illustrate the point. The board of a company is charged with running the company and basing its decisions and actions that best protect the comapny, employees, the shareholders, and customers.
The letter released by the company stated their reasons for Cooper being removed, that it was a business decision, not a political decision. They did not want to see a boycott of the company from angry customers and potentially face going out of business.
