Comments on: Anti-discrimination laws and freedom

By: Criticize the prof, get sued! « Muse Free

Criticize the prof, get sued! « Muse Free — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:54:03 +0000

[...] a link to the Dartmouth blog coverage on the matter. Also, my thoughts on Title VII and other anti-discrimination [...]

By: Joe Jenkins

Joe Jenkins — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:21:31 +0000

The problem with anti-discrimination laws intruding into the private sector is that there is no end to how far that they can go.
Some misguided souls believe all discrimination must be eliminated by the government.
If all discrimination is ended, then one couldn’t even choose one’s own spouse!! - Out of fear of discriminating against an old abandoned lover.

I believe equality before the government is a lofty goal, but that equality in the private sphere should be left up to the people to figure out and the government should stay out of it.

By: The obscene case of Karen Fletcher « Muse Free

The obscene case of Karen Fletcher « Muse Free — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:08:18 +0000

[...] an increasing clamping down on civil liberties in the US, accompanied by the passage of draconian anti-discrimination laws to hate-crime laws and an atmosphere of extreme political correctness. It is a long, slippery [...]

By: The need to defend the rights of bigots « Muse Free

The need to defend the rights of bigots « Muse Free — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:26:48 +0000

[...] I stumbled upon this excellent post by Jason Dixon on anti-discrimination laws which parallel my thoughts on the subject. While Jason’s post focusses on sexual-orientation, it could apply equally well to any other [...]

By: anshul

anshul — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:28:56 +0000

Case in point (relevant to [9]), I tried three weeks ago to find accommodation for a single female friend of mine in Chennai. I would have definitely appreciated replies other than we don’t rent to single females.

By: anshul

anshul — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:14:46 +0000

I for one, like these anti-discriminatory laws a lot. I don’t see how these unreasonably interfere with any of your “rights” and would in fact love to see such laws come up in India.

I don’t see why anyone should have the right to humiliate me by telling me that they are firing me, refusing me roommate acco, or doing something just as blatantly hateful just because I am an Indian. I very much love and appreciate the fact that they would have to try much harder to express their hate (that is if I were in the US).

There is no doubt that discrimination can be extremely offensive and pernicious; thus the idea of allowing people to discriminate may strike some as going too far. In the end however, as Prof. Bernstein puts it, “it is a small price to pay for preserving the pluralism, autonomy and check on government power provided by civil liberties.”

Pardon me but that sounds like it was spoken by a person who hasn’t ever seen any real discrimination being done to anyone. That price, sir, is by no means small. It is huge. I am in a land where that kind of discrimination is legal and let me tell you, it’s not so rosy when you are at the receiving end.