We need people brave enough to speak their mind in front of millions of people. We need to reward those who do. We need to have solidarity when such people are attacked.
A group who has solidarity has power. A group who has solitary is coherent and will exist in the future.
A group who has no solidarity does not actually exist. Such a group are but a mere collection of individuals who scatter like ants in the rain.
This man getting money is the correct outcome.