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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 14:24:00 EST
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- From: "Peter J. Schledorn" <UNCPJS@UNC.OIT.UNC.EDU>
- Subject: Re: <None>
- Comments: To: Forum for the Discussion of Politics <POLITICS@UCF1VM.CC.UCF.EDU>
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- > >> Actually, I haven't offered personal distaste at all. I also haven't
- > >
- > >the person you are replying to probably is talking about another
- > >person who posted on the subject, and did offer personal distaste
- >
- > However, he also suggested that that was the only "legit" reason and
- > that none other had been offered.
-
- Wrong. I suggested that there was no "legit" reason, and that none had
- been offered that could stand up to examination.
-
- > >> advocated "restricting the ability of gays to live and work where they
- > >> please". I've merely said that no owner is obligated to provide it to
- > >> them.
- > >
- > >this is a form of restricting, is it not?
- >
- > No, it isn't. Restrictions come from third parties. Choices by
- > participants are different. For example, restrictions require
- > enforcement while choices don't.
-
- No, restrictions come from others. Whether they are second, third or
- nth parties is irrelevant. The relevant question is whether they are
- violating the rights of the person restricted and, if so, that violation
- is warranted by other important concerns.
-
- > >apparently not getting a job because of sexual orientation or race is
- > >equal to not getting a car because you don't have enough money. The
- > >former case is _not_ discrimination in the legal sense or the sense we
- > >as a nation are trying to avoid.
- >
- > Actually, we are trying to avoid "he can't afford that"
- > "discrimination", which is why I used that example. Why is "doesn't
- > have enough money" acceptable when "wrong orientation/color" isn't?
- > Why is "wrong orientation/color" acceptable from employees/customers,
- > but not employers/sellers?
-
- Because both parties to the transaction have rights. Neither should be
- allowed to violate the rights of the other. The seller has the right to
- a fair price. The buyer has the right to the goods if that price is
- met. Furthermore, the employee or buyer has a limited ability to damage
- the employer or seller--there is no dependency relationship, for the
- most part. The employer or seller has a greater ability to damage the
- employee (job hunter) or buyer, as Jim Crow should have proven pretty
- conclusively.
-
- > >> Does Peter really believe that only "good" interests will be
- > >> protected?
- > >
- > >apparently. He's not alone in his apparent naiviete since many people
- > >support the Civil Rights Act that prevents private discrimination
- > >based on race, creed, national origin, and sex. They don't seem to
- > >think that such laws will require them to give away cars to people who
- > >can't afford them.
- >
- > Are we using "popularity" to measure "right" again?
- >
- > We're going to have to require synagogues to hire Nazis and AAs to
- > patronize Nazis, abandon this whole misguided endeavor, or prove that
- > we're discriminating against "bad" politics. Pick one.
-
- Considering the history of the Nazis, it is reasonable for a synagogue
- to prefer that employees not be Nazis (or be Jews, which should have
- the same result). A business owned by Jews is another matter.
-
- Andy seems to have some trouble with the concept that other people have
- rights, too.
-
- Best,
- Peter
-
- > -andy
-