Because you say so? I don't accept your authority in this, thanks.
Also, no transactions are "forced", anyway. If you run a business, you agree to abide by the laws that mandate that certain transactions must be allowed. If you don't want to play by those rules, you're free to not run that business.
You decided to ignore the entire point I was making to discuss the definition of a free market when I was using it as generic terminology. And it was probably because you couldn't refute my point of the actual role of the government - which is what this thread is about, so you resorted to semantics.
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I really don't see why this is a concept people struggle with.
Whatever guidelines and principles you can come up with that people could voluntarily follow, anyone can just say "hah, no" and do whatever they like. The only way to prevent that is to create some system of punishment for breaking those rules.
And the moment you've done that, well, that's government. It doesn't have to be a big modern system; a tribal leader who gets final say is a form of government. Everyone voting and abiding by the majority decision is government. It doesn't matter if there's 300 million of you, or 10. It's government.
Really? It's ok to have a quota in your favor just because of your skin or gender? That seems pretty unjust to me.
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Yes, because refusing to serve someone in america automatically means they can't go elsewhere, right? This isn't a "you'll die if you don't get served here" argument. That's ridiculous hyperbole. I don't know of ANY christian denomination that won't try to help you recover should you be injured.
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People have begun questioning how right or wrong the "civil rights act" actually is. I mean, if believe in actual equality you would realize that the "CRA" does nothing other than give someone an undeserved leg up.
It's ridiculous that some feel that way, but they should have that freedom should they choose.
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No one said that "the greater good did it". That's silly seeing as how the greater good is just an ideal. Obviously, people used the idea of the greater good to do atrocious things.
No, I'm comparing governmental enforced/coerced service to slavery. What's the difference between answering to a single master and answering to a large group of masters?
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Unless it's to a protected class of people, right? What of the business owners? Why do they get shafted? Why can't you say the same thing to customers in regards to the owner's wishes?
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What kind of nonsense are you trying to say.
Well, that isn't what affirmative action programs are about, fundamentally. If you understood the context, you'd understand how ridiculous this claim is.
They don't get consideration because of their gender or skin color.
Because people have a right to fair treatment.Unless it's to a protected class of people, right? What of the business owners? Why do they get shafted? Why can't you say the same thing to customers in regards to the owner's wishes?
Businesses do not have any "right" to engage in rank prejudice.
There's no such thing as a protected class of people. Protected classes are aspects of people.
"Gay people" is not a protected class. "Sexual orientation" is, which means they can't discriminate against you for being gay OR for being straight, or bisexual, asexual, etc.
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Right.
Same reason you can't be refused employment because you're a man, or because you're white.
This is what I meant by "context". The only reason certain minority groups are getting preferential offers is because they haven't been getting fair treatment already. If black people had equal job opportunities across the board, compared to the average, affirmative action programs would no longer be giving them any particular advantage.