06-25-2018, 12:24 PM
(06-25-2018, 09:44 AM)fredtoast Wrote: No hypocrisy.
Political beliefs should not create a "protected class" like race, religion, or sex.
No one is making the argument that it should be. Of course, in the bakery scenario we're talking about two "protected classes", religious and sexual orientation. Which one is more "protected"? If you agree that a business can arbitrarily deny a person service then you open the door for precisely what happened in the bakery scenario. All the baker would have to do is say is that he denied service "because", having nothing to do with the customers sexual orientation. In fact, denying service "because" could be used in every single instance in which bigotry was the actual reason, as long as the business doesn't state the real reason.
I don't have an issue with them denying Sanders service, although I think it is extremely petty to do so. But the can of worms you open by lauding this (and by you I don't mean you specifically, I mean "you" in the sense of anyone it applies to) is essentially allowing anyone the right to refuse service to anyone at anytime.
(06-25-2018, 09:48 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Also, I just want to add, The Red Hen is ***** delicious and if you are ever in Lexington you should just ignore all the political bullshit and eat there. It's a regular stop for me when I'm in town. It's why the Sanders family stopped in. Because it's delicious, not because of me.
I would never eat there because I don't support businesses that wade in to politics on this level. I'd have the same issue if a business refused to serve Obama. I'm sure you'll counter by pointing out that Obama is not as odious as Trump and his administration. I would generally agree with this. The problem is, there are many who would not. The level of vitriol directed at Obama by some, which I have heard personally, is easily the equal of what I've heard about Trump. In any event, Sanders is not a klan member. She has different political views, people are of course free to disagree as strenuously as they like. But refusing to serve people based on those views only serves to further polarize an already heavily polarized society. An no, the polarization is not due solely to Trump.
(06-25-2018, 10:12 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: so every press secretary ever?
To varying degrees to be sure. I'd say the Trump administration is unique in modern times so a direct comparison is difficult. The funny thing to me is the left's cozying up to Bush. For all Trump's faults he hasn't lied us into a war that killed tens of thousands and drained billions (trillions?) of dollars from our treasury. The revisionist history at work is nauseating.
