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Yes, HuffPo is leftist, but I don't see how rage over this particular issue has jack-all to do with where you lie on the partisan spectrum. I'd expect even many
by crux_ 16y ago
Yes, HuffPo is leftist, but I don't see how rage over this particular issue has jack-all to do with where you lie on the partisan spectrum. I'd expect even many full-bore libertarians to find that policy stupid, discriminatory or both (though they would more fully support an employer's right to be as stupid and discriminatory as they wish).
- Dove 16y agoStupid and discriminatory, they could probably agree on. The difference is in how they react. Leftist: That's unfair! There ought to be a law. Rightist: Meh, they probably have their reasons. Anyway, their funeral.
- crux_ 16y agoI think those characterizations are rather context-dependent, though. Restating my point somewhat differently, the "what should be done about it" reaction lies on a somewhat independent axis from the "how angry am I about this" reaction. For example: A business that refused to hire gun owners would probably get a far more rage-filled reaction from a rightist than a leftist, but it's very roughly analogous.
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- enjo 16y agoAt the risk of turning this into a political argument... your characterization of the left is simply untrue. A 'leftist' (whatever that means) would most likely view business with a measure of caution, preferring a regulatory power keeping a careful (but generally distant) watch over those business practices. Very few on 'the left' are full bore socialists, and even fewer are anti-commerce.
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- mindcrime 16y agoI look at it as a self-correcting problem. It's a brain-dead stupid HR policy and firms that adopt brain-dead policies will eventually be beaten out by firms that don't. And yes, I am a Libertarian. :-)