Why Libertarians Want the Bigots To Out Themselves
Libertarians believe that bigotry should be legal, because we want the bigots to out themselves. Personally, I want to know which bakers don’t want to bake cakes for gay couples so I can open up a non-bigoted bakery directly next door. Let’s allow those ideas to compete in a free market; I bet we’d eradicate that sort of thinking within a generation.
When an activity becomes illegal it only pushes the activity “underground,” or into a black market. We know this doesn’t eradicate a thing, but just keeps it under the surface to grow and fester outside of the eyes of “polite” society.
So, what is the libertarian solution? Allow these ideas to compete on the free market. I won’t give money to businesses I fundamentally disagree with. And neither should you. I’m happy to do business with folks who express tolerance as a core principal. It is, after all, their property.
Exactly, Judge Andrew Napolitano talks extensively about this in depth in his book "It is Dangerous to be Right When Your Government is Wrong." He dives into Westboro Baptist Church. Stupid people should be allowed to show exactly how bigotted they are.
As a lesbian, I personally would like to know who my enemies are. I have been in to many situatuon where people will not serve or work with myself or friends because of there sexual orientation. I would say right on go ahead and show your nasty colors.
Do you know it takes hate from yourself to have an enemy some people think homosexual activity is evil a common mistake most people make about religion is actually hatred for evil and enemies... so not only are you mistaken but also you're a legendary hippogriff I'm impressed with the immense resilience to the pain of cognitive dissonance
I don't care if someone is Straight, just as long as they act Gay in public. This way the world will be more colorful, have more fun parades, and every corner of our clean houses will be lit with track lighting.
Let assholes choke themselves to death on freedom of speech. I just wish the social justice warrior crowd would realize this!
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This remind me of a picture of the internet of some crust punks sitting by a sign that read:
"-No racism
-no sexism
-no homophobia
-no fascism
-no meat
-no cops
Viva L'Anarchie"
The irony isn't lost on me.
It's not bigotry to refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple, it's their constitutionally protected right to practice their religion just as it's gay peoples constitutionally protected right to get married. Refusing to bake a wedding cake does NOT stop gay couples from getting married but forcing a baker to participate in the design, preparation and delivery of a wedding cake does stop them from practicing their religion.
I would consider it bigotry, but the point is that I believe those businesses have the right to be bigots. Even if I am incorrect over what is and what is not bigotry. I get to make that decision and choose to support which businesses I want to support.
You are wrong on so many levels. "constitutionally protected right to get married?, which amendment is that? "does stop them from practicing their religion", yes, it does. It violates their belief system as part of their religion. Government should not have a role in any of this I see being discussed. Stop it with the thought that if you believe something and others should too or I'll have my big brother with a gun fix this for me. Get off my lawn. How long did it take you to dream up all that tripe? You certainly did not reason it out and never likely will.
That would be the fourteenth amendments equal protection clause. Look it up, that's how it went before the Supreme Court. The first amendment protects religion. This is the first time in our country's history that one constitutionally protected right crosses over another. (I am not religious nor gay) I am just stating my opinion, refusing to bake a wedding cakes does NOT prohibit gay people from getting married, I think the court will rule along those lines. I think the court will rule the same they did with the guy who sued a doctor for talking about guns. The court ruled there was sufficient access to doctors therefore it didn't justify infringing upon the doctors free exercise of free speech. I think it's possible they will say the same thing about wedding cakes, there's sufficient suppliers of cakes it doesn't justify infringing upon the free excise of one's religion. We'll see shortly, June is fast coming upon us here, a decision will have to be rendered by then.
BTW, sunlit7, are YOU going to force them to bake it? Do you want someone else to do your dirty work......ya....that's what I thought.
The way I feel about it is like this: I think most religious people are hypocrites, they think they can get away with sinning then turn around and ask for forgiveness. People who are religious who put their whole livelihoods on the lines are a bit different. Most religious people would just bake the cake, the one's who would rather face losing their business, savings, homes, etc., in my opinion, truly abide by their religion. They don't put other things before their god(s). They can't help themselves just as gay people claim they can't help themselves for being gay. Neither one of them deserves to destroy one another.
Very true. If its hidden it still goes on but unchallenged and unspoken about 💯🐒
Open discussion = open for criticism
What about an intentionally xenophobicismist bakery that sells donuts without holes next to a gay bakery... Or a ww2 Nazi themed donut shop (mein bearclaw?)next to a kosher bagel shop
Highly rEsteemed!
In regard to the picture above: this person believes that there is no such thing as evil. Lives in a dream world of puppies and unicorns. I hate her/it/him/L/B/G/T/w/t/f/ for this stupid, stupid, stupid thinking. It will take tragedy in it's world to change their mind, serious tragedy.
The picture above is of my best friend and her puppy and she believes none of the things you just said.