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That they do it doesn't make it right, or not dangerous to free societies.

• ceejayoz 5y ago
  Isn't forcing a business to do business with someone dangerous to a free society? I've had toxic clients in the past; I shouldn't have been allowed to discontinue the relationship?
  • ThrowawayR2 5y ago
    > "Isn't forcing a business to do business with someone dangerous to a free society?" The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability. Are you saying the FHA is "dangerous to a free society" as others in that era did to try to overturn it? I certainly hope not. It's sad to see a new generation of people unwittingly repeating old, discredited arguments once made by bigots.
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      As with any scenario, there are exceptions or edge cases, and you've highlighted some, and you've also highlighted that we've addressed it (more than 50 years ago!) via legislative fixes. I'm a fan of the FHA and its follow-ups. I'm also a fan of being able to decline to build a website for, say, the KKK.
  • kragen 5y ago
    It depends on the position of the business. If you get put on an industry-wide blacklist and can't open a bank account forever, that's really going to damage your life prospects; nobody should be able to do that to you without due process of law. Especially, no single person should be able to do it.
  • bserge 5y ago
    As long as you understand the risks of marginalizing people who live in the same society, it's "fine". Just have to accept that once in a while one of them will do something bad and the majority will vote to further restrict your and their own freedoms in hopes of better security, not realizing it wasn't a security issue in the first place.