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Agreed. On my local city forum, we get many out of towners looking to move to our city and they often will write things like, "I want to live in a 'safe' neighborhood," and ask for advice on where to live. And the forum regulars will point them to various neighborhoods, almost all of the time, completely White neighborhoods.
Then one time a Chinese guy asked about which neighborhoods to move to and made it clear that he didn't want to live in a neighborhood with a lot of Blacks and Hispanics and people flipped out. Some of the people that got angry were the same people that constantly try to direct newcomers to White neighborhoods.
People have been conditioned, brainwashed even, to talk about things indirectly and in politically correct ways. I think people have even been trained to lie to themselves. Personally, I wish people would be more upfront. I get tired of walking on eggshells or wondering if others are being honest with me.
Yeah. I was direct once when someone asked about a more conservative neighborhood on the outskirts of Austin in the Austin subforum and got called a bigot by the same type of regulars you describe.
Yeah. I was direct once when someone asked about a more conservative neighborhood on the outskirts of Austin in the Austin subforum and got called a bigot by the same type of regulars you describe.
What is the difference between diplomacy and political correctness?
Hmm I wonder if Starbucks were allowed the choice of not serving blacks, would people really stop buying from them?
Please!! It would be headline news on every major network for months not only would people boycott the store many people would vandalize the stores by throwing trash cans threw their windows....think anarchist rallies. People would stand out front harassing anyone who dared go in. Workers would go on stirke or quit and people would shun others from applying there. Pop stars like lady GA GA would make music videos about boycotting starbucks, and the latest fashion craze would be t-shirts that say things like Starbucks sucks.
The next closest rival chain would get flooded with new customers and Starbucks stock would tank and they would go out of business. That's why it's a stupid argument because no sane company would dare do such a thing. The only color business cares about is GREEN$!
Please!! It would be headline news on every major network for months not only would people boycott the store many people would vandalize the stores by throwing trash cans threw their windows....think anarchist rallies. People would stand out front harassing anyone who dared go in. Workers would go on stirke or quit and people would shun others from applying there. Pop stars like lady GA GA would make music videos about boycotting starbucks, and the latest fashion craze would be t-shirts that say things like Starbucks sucks.
The next closest rival chain would get flooded with new customers and Starbucks stock would tank and they would go out of business. That's why it's a stupid argument because no sane company would dare do such a thing. The only color business cares about is GREEN$!
You give a good visualization of the actual type of violent tactics that would take place.
Some aspects of the Civil Rights Act makes sense, such as forbidding the federal government from discriminating against it's own citizens but other aspects, mainly those written as part of the Fair Housing Act, do not. The federal government oversteps its bounds by trying to dictate who a person can rent or sell their home to. A person's home is one of his greatest assets. He should be allowed to control who enters and lives there, for whatever reason that he sees fit. The Civil Rights Act tramples on property rights.
Before you can criticize the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it would be simply outstanding if you had a clue about that which you are criticizing. For example, you can discriminate to your heart's content if you actually occupy your "home". If it is rental property it is not a home, it is a business entity no different than a store, or a restaurant. Likewise, if you business employs less than 15 individuals and your business that does not effect interstate commerce, again, you can be the biggest ranging racist ******* that you could ever care to be.
Before you can criticize the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it would be simply outstanding if you had a clue about that which you are criticizing. For example, you can discriminate to your heart's content if you actually occupy your "home". If it is rental property it is not a home, it is a business entity no different than a store, or a restaurant. Likewise, if you business employs less than 15 individuals and your business that does not effect interstate commerce, again, you can be the biggest ranging racist ******* that you could ever care to be.
Civil rights act of 1968 not 1964. You're exempt from everything but 804c. You can make your own decision, but you're not allowed to say it out loud. Is a closet racist really that much better than an honest one?
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(c) To make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice, statement, or advertisement, with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.
Civil rights act of 1968 not 1964. You're exempt from everything but 804c. You can make your own decision, but you're not allowed to say it out loud. Is a closet racist really that much better than an honest one?
Political correctness is one-sided diplomacy on crack?
Not bad.
But technically, I think political correctness might be group think, where plain old diplomacy might be common sense.
You have to be schooled in political correctness.
Like schools of fish.
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