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> What, exactly, is the problem with that? Everyone should have the right to refuse service to whomever they please. I encourage you to look up the history of
by hackuser 10y ago
> What, exactly, is the problem with that? Everyone should have the right to refuse service to whomever they please.
I encourage you to look up the history of segregation in the U.S. That approach works out very badly.
- empath75 10y agoI suspect this person would not agree with that.
- TheOsiris 10y agoI'm a racial and religious minority who's in an interracial relationship. so, as you've already guessed, I long for the Jim Crow days of yore.
- TheOsiris 10y agoI guess the reason I think we no longer be that is the fact that this is a very different country from back then. after all, we have twitter! /s. but I see your point and concede that it can be a dangerous slippery slope.
- hackuser 10y ago> this is a very different country from back then Very different, but still a long way to go. I remember reading that in ~1959 (this is from memory, so all details are a bit hazy) 95% of Americans opposed legalizing interracial marriage; now of course a similar number support its legality - it's a non-issue. Look at the boom in the black middle class (it's amazing what people do when you give them a chance). Look at LGBTQ rights and the incredible advance of women in society. On the other hand, look at who won the November election, offering the most brazen racially and religiously prejudiced, hateful messages of any major party candidate, possibly ever, and openly partnering with the most powerful agent of white supremacy in the U.S. (Bannon). Look at how minorities are treated by law enforcement in many places. Look at the overwhelming prevalence of white-skinned people (and men) in movies, IT (name the top 10 industry leaders in the last 25 years), national and state government, Fortune 500 CEOs, etc etc.