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Originally posted by seretogis
Society should police itself, as it has in the past, when it comes to discriminatory behavior. Thirty years ago it would have been difficult to exert enough pressure on local businesses which are discriminatory, but I think that in this age there would be national media coverage of it and a quickly presented alternative.
When you willingly get the government involved in thought-policing, you may unknowingly bring about something very negative on yourself. By tearing down the right of a redneck hick gas station owner to deny service to whomever he wants, you may inadvertedly allow pedophiles who are aquitted on a technicality to work at your child's school.
I think that the people are smart enough to know what is wrong and what is right and apply pressure accordingly. I'd rather not have the government decide that for me.
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I have to agree with Kadeth on this one. I am not so sure people are willing to do this for themselves. As (I believe) j8ear said in another thread, people are lazy. We tend to live to much in the status quo and often don't realise we had something until that something has been taken away from us.
But, letting the government police our thoughts is no way to do things either.
People have to be made to care about things, but how would this be accomplished? Are we too involved in our complacency?