Hello! Does anybody out there think the Rage Against The Machine (RATM) campaign against the X Factor Xmas single release is actually beneficial, rather than detrimental, to the X Factor cause? The RATM protest will increase sales of the X Factor single, draw more attention and advertising to the show, and, worst of all, it actually justifies the X Factor's existence. By opposing the X Factor Xmas single the RATM campaign is actually giving meaning to something that is, and should have remained, meaningless. Meaningless shite like the X Factor should be left to the mindless, conformist, mainstream majority and ignored by enlightened, free thinking individuals who like real music. As Richard Morgan has said, "Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the exploitation and oppression of the majority through systems of political force dictated by an élite, enforced by thugs, uniformed or not, and upheld by a willful ignorance and stupidity on the part of the very majority whom the system oppresses". Let the stupid majority enjoy their plastic, manufactured, mass produced music. Let them have 2.2 children, watch soap opera and go to Spain for a holiday. The best thing the intelligent minority can do is concentrate on the real, the profound and the meaningful. If you like the RATM song, then buy it. If you are just buying it to oppose the X Factor you are wasting your time and money. Yeah, I know, the money goes to charity. But you can donate to charity, indeed a charity of your own choice, without buying the RATM single. Don't become or start behaving like a herd animal; that is what the stupid majority are. Don't let good intentions turn you in to a sheep because there is enough sheep shit around already!