He had an excellent interview a few years ago. Talked about his beliefs and was worth the time. It got to the Q&A part and someone asked the question “why doesn't Hollywood made good movies anymore?” His response was that they don't have to. Silver explained that they no longer rely on US box office gross but instead concentrate on DVD and foreign sales. He said Hollywood can rake in millions by making anything and that's why the current crop of anti American movies sell at all.
That's a possibility. It is a quote taken out of the context of an interview with the brother, Mitchell. But, to me, reading the quote sounds more like he is trying to distance himself and the family from Ron's political beliefs. And, he is using the means of the publicity from his brother's death to inform his fellow leftists that he and the family weren't influenced, but were 'confounded' by Ron's political beliefs. Then he adds that Ron told him that he had voted for Obama:
“Ron’s politics, as far as I know, were not shared by anyone he knew, except for the people he knew because of his politics,” Mitchell Silver said. He paused and added: “He told me that he did vote for Barack Obama in the end”
Guess I've become cynical about leftists, and never more so than now. I thought it was more about the image brother Mitchell wanted to present of himself and the family, than protecting Ron's memory. Since Ron spoke quite boldly and eloquently for himself while he was alive, it's interesting that he didn't voice his support of Obama publicly.