The public just wants to give the underdog a fair shot; they don't care much about what's happening in academic publishing, but they get angry if they perceive

The public just wants to give the underdog a fair shot; they don't care much about what's happening in academic publishing, but they get angry if they perceive that somebody is being oppressed because of who or what they are. A few decades from now, the public response will depend on how successfully these issues were cast as matters of justice.