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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-20-10 09:21 AM
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Of course, private businesses are free to engage in racist exclusion
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Edited on Thu May-20-10 09:45 AM by MrScorpio
This is America, they can do as they please.

However, if they do practice racist exclusion, as Rand Paul suggests that they do, those businesses are subject to the following in this day and age:

- Public Shame

- Boycotts

- Protests

- Lawsuits

- Unfavorable news coverage

- Unfavorable word of mouth

- Loss of the ability to take money from, or do business with the US Government

- Loss of business and profits as a result of the above



Again, businesses are quite free to follow Paul's sage advice...


But what "businessman/woman" would be in their right mind, were they to followed it?

Not many.

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  -Of course, private businesses are free to engage in racist exclusion MrScorpio  May-20-10 09:21 AM   #0 
  - DADT is the law as ordered by the CIC even though most Americans disapprove of it nt  msongs   May-20-10 09:26 AM   #1 
  - It was ratified by Congress and signed in to law  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:32 AM   #2 
  - I disagree  Junkie Brewster   May-20-10 09:35 AM   #3 
  - If affecting their bottom line gave them an impetus to truly change their practices...  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:43 AM   #9 
     - I just don't think that it's a viable remedy to discrimination  Junkie Brewster   May-20-10 09:47 AM   #12 
        - The market needs a little helping hand, as always  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:50 AM   #13 
  - Did he advise businesses to engage in racist practices, or affirm that they had the right to?  el_bryanto   May-20-10 09:37 AM   #4 
  - He affirmed their right  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:38 AM   #6 
     - As long as you don't say it is legal.  BootinUp   May-20-10 09:43 AM   #10 
        - Nope, I'm not saying it legal  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:44 AM   #11 
  - You forgot something on your list: Not take money from nor do business with the federal government.  sinkingfeeling   May-20-10 09:38 AM   #5 
  - You are quite correct  MrScorpio   May-20-10 09:39 AM   #7 
  - Yep; no government contracts for those who discriminate  havocmom   May-20-10 09:41 AM   #8 
  - I think the negative point is he didn't have to say anything  Johonny   May-20-10 10:21 AM   #14 
 

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