The part that really drives me up the wall is that the same groups of people that drive these sorts of situations will turn right back around and complain that

The part that really drives me up the wall is that the same groups of people that drive these sorts of situations will turn right back around and complain that entities knee-jerk react with a salvo of smear campaigns, corporate BS and other dirty tricks in the face of even the most mild and genuine criticism as if they themselves are not the driving factor behind creating a situation in which that is not the "safe" response. See also: Ford Pinto