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I guess it’s one thing to align to a political view (like most normal people do) and another to be so entrenched in a political agenda that you purchase a platf

I guess it’s one thing to align to a political view (like most normal people do) and another to be so entrenched in a political agenda that you purchase a platform for billions of dollars and use said platform as a tool for amplifying your policial ideas which just so happen to be very sensational while mostly being built off of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and straight up lies. I would happily do business with the former, no matter how unaligned our policial views are; but probably would avoid any business or engagement with the latter.

rufus_foreman 2y ago
It is a violation of the US and California constitutions for the government of California to discriminate against someone because he "injected himself into the presidential race" or because of "derogatory comments he has made about the transgender community". Those are obvious examples of protected free speech. Whether you loathe Elon Musk or you dislike him, nobody should be happy to see his rights violated. A private business is a different matter but it is not completely clear that it would be legal for a private business in California to discriminate against customers based on their political speech, see https://www.civilrightsca.com/blog/discrimination-trump-supporters https://www.civilrightsca.com/blog/discrimination-trump-supp...: "The text of the Unruh Act prohibits arbitrary discrimination, including discrimination due to 'sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status' Though 'political belief' does not appear in the list, political discrimination might still be against the law. California courts have interpreted the Unruh Act to include some characteristics that are not listed."
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rufus_foreman 2y ago

It is a violation of the US and California constitutions for the government of California to discriminate against someone because he "injected himself into the presidential race" or because of "derogatory comments he has made about the transgender community". Those are obvious examples of protected free speech. Whether you loathe Elon Musk or you dislike him, nobody should be happy to see his rights violated. A private business is a different matter but it is not completely clear that it would be legal for a private business in California to discriminate against customers based on their political speech, see https://www.civilrightsca.com/blog/discrimination-trump-supporters https://www.civilrightsca.com/blog/discrimination-trump-supp...: "The text of the Unruh Act prohibits arbitrary discrimination, including discrimination due to 'sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status' Though 'political belief' does not appear in the list, political discrimination might still be against the law. California courts have interpreted the Unruh Act to include some characteristics that are not listed."

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