Video: college republicans kicked out of university coffee shop
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Several things on this thread worth commenting on:
1) I agree with NZ that if the tables were reversed, this would warrant a segment on each of the national nightly news programs.
2) The coffee shop should have the right to refuse service to anyone (this assumes its fully private and not subsidized by the University in any way). My issue is that we've decided that we can protect some people from being refused service (see the bakery case for LGBT rights) while leaving others unprotected simply because we choose to not 'protect' their beliefs. Either we force public accommodations to provide for all people regardless of their beliefs or we don't. Making arbitrary protected groups simply leads to reverse discrimination as well as increased animosity between people with differing beliefs.
3) To NZ, while I agree with your ratio regards to leftists in Hollywood and the media, if you think that these are the only industries where powerful men take advantage of their status and position over women, then you aren't paying attention.
1) I agree with NZ that if the tables were reversed, this would warrant a segment on each of the national nightly news programs.
2) The coffee shop should have the right to refuse service to anyone (this assumes its fully private and not subsidized by the University in any way). My issue is that we've decided that we can protect some people from being refused service (see the bakery case for LGBT rights) while leaving others unprotected simply because we choose to not 'protect' their beliefs. Either we force public accommodations to provide for all people regardless of their beliefs or we don't. Making arbitrary protected groups simply leads to reverse discrimination as well as increased animosity between people with differing beliefs.
3) To NZ, while I agree with your ratio regards to leftists in Hollywood and the media, if you think that these are the only industries where powerful men take advantage of their status and position over women, then you aren't paying attention.
This "sign" in businesses was how racial discrimination was enforced back in the last century! Specifically, the Depew high school basketball team was refused service(early 60's) in The Rock Café/Stroud because Jimmy Mason was black; we left. The last thing we need is a rewind to playing that bullshit card.
It is crazy to think that the liberals and Democrats are the party of segregation.
Love the lady saying "do not try to outsmart me," hahaha.
Why go to a place you aren't welcome? Have to be careful here though as was said above, you either make accommodations for everyone, or let businesses sink or swim based on their own fantastic/stupid ideas. Don't see it ever approaching the segregation days though, just are too many people across the board, of every strip of life that wouldn't do business with a company that discriminated based on race.
Like have always said (not my quote) "if your business isn't politics," "then keep politics out of your business."
Why go to a place you aren't welcome? Have to be careful here though as was said above, you either make accommodations for everyone, or let businesses sink or swim based on their own fantastic/stupid ideas. Don't see it ever approaching the segregation days though, just are too many people across the board, of every strip of life that wouldn't do business with a company that discriminated based on race.
Like have always said (not my quote) "if your business isn't politics," "then keep politics out of your business."
Yep. Like MJ once said when asked why he doesn't use his notoriety politically: "Republicans buy shoes too".
Here's a related example: http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-lucian-wintrich-arraignment-20171211-story.html
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