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> I think it is important to distinguish between "freedom to act as you see fit" and "discrimation" per see By all means try to distinguish between them. You h

• brobdingnagians 8y ago
  "freedom to act as you see fit" is usually a human right guaranteed legally by the Constitution, but discrimination is a cultural idea which is slowly gaining the power of legal force to prevent people from doing what they would normally choose. To be "discriminating" used to be a compliment, it meant you could intellectualy discern the logical differences between two things, much like how we use "observative". But now it means something more like "making choices someone personally disagrees with or thinks is unfair to a certain preferred group". They are indeed, diametrically opposed in that sense. If it is only a cultural or social opposition to someone's choices, then sure it could be a good thing, but it is becoming more and more a legal construct to oppose a person's freedom to act as they see fit if you think they are being unfair.
  • CydeWeys 8y ago
    > But now it means something more like "making choices someone personally disagrees with or thinks is unfair to a certain preferred group". Your definition of discrimination in the second sense (which is actually listed first in the dictionary) is off. Let's consult that: "The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex." It goes a lot further than merely making disagreeable choices or being unfair.