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Companies are not free to choose with whom they do business. There are many constraints, not the least of which is it being illegal to refuse to do business wit

by xyzzyz 7y ago

Companies are not free to choose with whom they do business. There are many constraints, not the least of which is it being illegal to refuse to do business with someone because of their race, sex, sexual orientation, and, in California, political opinions. Free enterprise and private property might have been fundamentals of civil society in the past, but that ship has long sailed since then.

ssalazar 7y ago
> Companies are not free to choose with whom they do business. For the most part, yes they are. For instance, every online business has a Terms of Service detailing many situations in which they will or will not do business with you. Race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, etc. are specific situations in which governments/society have decided that its worth restricting this freedom for the greater good. The existence of these relatively few exceptions does not negate their overall freedom to do business with whomever they please.
root_axis 7y ago
The quarantine isn't based off of political orientation though, otherwise r/republican and r/conservative would also be quarantined.
- leereeves 7y ago
  Allegedly it's based off a few fringe comments that Media Matters found, with mostly single digit points: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/c5sbpm/reddit_quarantines_us_claiming_we_threaten/ https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/c5sbpm/reddit_q... Those aren't representative of the sub. What's the real reason?
  - root_axis 7y ago
    I don't think anyone has a scientific answer on what is "representative" of the sub besides it's clear support for the president, but honestly it doesn't seem out of line with my experiences of the_donald.
    - goodfight 7y ago
      Thank goodness we don't run the country based on possibly biased anecdotes
      - root_axis 7y ago
        Fortunately, reddit has not yet achieved statehood.
otterley 7y ago
That's not entirely correct. California makes it illegal for an _employer_ to discriminate against an _employee_ based on their political views. It does not make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against _customers_ based on their political views.

by xyzzyz 7y ago

ssalazar 7y ago

> Companies are not free to choose with whom they do business. For the most part, yes they are. For instance, every online business has a Terms of Service detailing many situations in which they will or will not do business with you. Race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, etc. are specific situations in which governments/society have decided that its worth restricting this freedom for the greater good. The existence of these relatively few exceptions does not negate their overall freedom to do business with whomever they please.

root_axis 7y ago

The quarantine isn't based off of political orientation though, otherwise r/republican and r/conservative would also be quarantined.

leereeves 7y ago
Allegedly it's based off a few fringe comments that Media Matters found, with mostly single digit points: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/c5sbpm/reddit_quarantines_us_claiming_we_threaten/ https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/c5sbpm/reddit_q... Those aren't representative of the sub. What's the real reason?
- root_axis 7y ago
  I don't think anyone has a scientific answer on what is "representative" of the sub besides it's clear support for the president, but honestly it doesn't seem out of line with my experiences of the_donald.
  - goodfight 7y ago
    Thank goodness we don't run the country based on possibly biased anecdotes
    - root_axis 7y ago
      Fortunately, reddit has not yet achieved statehood.

otterley 7y ago

That's not entirely correct. California makes it illegal for an _employer_ to discriminate against an _employee_ based on their political views. It does not make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against _customers_ based on their political views.