Refusing service because of political party.

[Brian37]

I've seen a number of times here, and in another thread, references to protected classes.  My understanding is that some believe that it is ok to discriminate, as long as the person is not a part of this protected class.  This to me, appears little more than a technicality.  That if a person can not fit on the list, then it is ok to disrespect them, even though the reasoning, and the actions are very similar.  On the other hand, I would consider discrimination to have  a more moral underpinning. That the bigotry was wrong before there was a protected class, or a particular group was added to that list.  The "protected class" represents a larger moral principle.  How would you justify discrimination of one person, and so easily dismiss similar actions and sentiment towards another?  Or is it just a technical thing, and enforcing the law, where if you are not on the list, then it is perfectly all right to discriminate?  Many statements and actions particularly of the left lately seem hateful and hypocritical to me (although the right is not free from blame either).

It boils down to choice. You can't choose your sexual orientation or race, but you can choose to be a monster’s mouthpiece.

I agree.


I have long despised the GOP economic policies, and hate the wrongful vilification of anyone saying workers, both urban, suburban and rural workers have lost their seat at the table. I hate the false accusation that you want communism or fascism if you say the top earners have way too much power over our government. But that is made worse by the vile political scapegoating by one man in our highest office.

He is a monster and I refuse to back down from that statement. We were even warned by 50 REPUBLICAN law agents during his run that his rhetoric is toxic and dangerous to our western values and global diplomacy. Just this week he LIED about German's crime level which is at a generational LOW in reality. The worst part is that his supporters are also getting screwed, like Carrier workers, and now Harley whom he really doesn't give a shit about and is "fake fighting" like WWE. The only person he gives a shit about is himself. 

It is also dangerous to make blanket carpet bombing statements about the watchdog press. He isn't addressing one article on a case by case basis. He is attempting to destroy any questioning of his power. 

Any survivor of the Holocaust can tell you, AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO SURVIVORS, they can tell anyone this is how democracy falls, this is how an open society can fall. It never happens in one day or one year, but it is boiling the lobster slowly. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...



I do not attack Trump just because I personally hate him, I do, I attack him for very pragmatic reasons because I know American history. I know WW2 History. He is literally vilifying innocent non violent people whom I personally know. I attack him for his vile political scapegoating because I do not want Hispanics or LGBT to go through the same things blacks or Japanese Americans went through. I do not want our pluralistic society to become a one party state like China or the former Soviet Union, or Nazi Germany.

The threat is real, and I do not say that lightly. This is not paranoia on my part, nor can anyone sanely equate standing up to a bully as equal to being the bully. I am dead serious to anyone who supports him. You are wrong and history will not look back kindly to his brand of politics. We know where this brand of politics takes a society, and it never ends up well, even for those who initially think it is a good idea.

If anyone reading this values western open societies, then THE ONLY RIGHT THING TO DO is to condemn his dangerous rhetoric.