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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (851595)4/22/2015 10:34:11 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 1578016
 
Anti-discrimination laws sped things up. And in that sense they where a good thing.

Sort of illegitimate use of government power, that infringes on freedom, but is well meant and actually has positive results.

The key IMO was to outlaw governmental racial discrimination, and strike down government requirements for such discrimination (Jim Crow Laws). While at the same time striking at those who would push discrimination through terror (KKK)

I could see an argument for going beyond that. Arguing that racism and segregation were so pervasive, and strong that outlawing them was needed for public accommodations. But even if that's accepted, and I see it as a bit of a stretch, it would be a case of accepting an injustice, in the name of an important practical good in a special case.

Instead it became widely accepted as something that was perfectly ok, special case or not. Freedom of association got mostly tossed by the wayside.
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