• wokehobbit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well within their right. A business can serve whoever the fuck it wants. You don’t like it, don’t shop there.

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      1 year ago

      All fun and games until you can’t find anywhere to shop or buy anything.

      You want to act like it’s the odd shop and you can just go next door, but just look at history. Really, take an objective look at history.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This is a bad take. When we, society, allow you to register as a business, we form an agreement. Part of that agreement is that you follow certain rules. We make those rules to better society.

      Some rules are things like pay taxes, or don’t sell outdated food. Some rules are there to make sure anyone can shop there, without discussion.

      Those rules are important because it’s very possible for a small number of business owners to make a group of people’s lives very difficult, especially out in rural areas where people don’t have a lot of options.

      For a concrete example, let’s say Pfizer cures cancer. Do you want them to be able to say they won’t sell to Christians? You can’t just “go elsewhere”. But now this is allowed.

      The much more dangerous part of this ruling is that the supreme Court ruled on a case where there was no standing. A lot of people don’t realize that having standing is one of the cornerstones of our legal structure. Now, in theory, any idiot could sue for any dreamed up scenario and have a much better chance of winning in court.