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seretogis
While I agree in principle about the government staying out of private organizations and businesses I do have to wonder where we should draw the line... The situations that arose in the southern US with regards to blacks on buses and blacks eating at lunch counters.
Would you say that a black person should be denied the right to use a public lunch counter in a store? If I a store owner decided that this was to be their policy would it be OK then to ask the Police to remove an unwanted patron?
I can understand where you are coming from on this issue, especially when you point out that there are other businesses that can take your business (in the case of the printer in the original story). Why give your business to someone who doesn't want your business? But what if there is nowhere else to go?
What if there was only one gas station in your town and they refused to serve you on the basis of religious, race or sexual discrimination? It is impractical to suggest that someone open a competing gas station although that might solve the situation.
Ultimately, I would rather live in a world full of tolerance for all walks of life. People should have the same rights and freedoms across the board regardless.
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