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Originally posted by seretogis
..on the other hand, making it a priority for government is excessively pessimistic. If a group of friends is looking for a bar/grocery store/disco to go to and encounter one that won't let their black friend in, guess what? They go elsewhere, thereby boycotting that establishment. If they tell friends and family about that establishment, and take the time to stand outside handing out fliers, they can change the establishment's policy by directly affecting their bottom-line.
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You're joking, right? Where's the /sarcasm tag?
This is specifically what the civil rights movement was about. Establishing the fact that govt. has an interest in people being treated equally, regaredless of their race, creed or sex. While it's true that we're not 100% perfect at not descriminating all the time, it's no reason to not try to eliminate discrimination where it exists. Including bars.
I don't want to engage in personal attacks, but you should probably pick up a book on the history of the civil rights movement. It was a disturbing time. People were fighting for the right to be treated equally. And I don't mean handing out flyers, I mean fighting and dying. You seem to ignore that completelty.
I still think you're a troll. Bringing race into it?? And how could anyone not know why the government has an interest in non-discrimination?