“This had nothing to do with individual white bigots not wanting to serve a black clientele. Such bigots would soon get punished by the market. They’d lose customers... DUH!”
So how do you explain exclusive real estate covenants that were entered into voluntarily by private parties, with no legislation or government coercion, for the sole purpose of perpetuating segregation? Or the systematic segregation in other areas that were not mandated by law, such as professional sports?
The system was put in place by the majority of the people, voluntarily, and the legislation was just formalizing and giving legal sanction to it
They would eventually end up punishing themselves too, and those who dared to break would be rewarded.
Sounds like a fitting way to address the issue. The free market addresses a plethora of problems quite well.
I believe that these are not the majority of the cases of actual discrimination. I’d say the government has been far worse a bane than boon in this picture. It should be wrong to bind a real estate owner NOT to deal with a certain class of people. But that’s different than REQUIRING him to deal with that class. If dealing with gays brings blessings, those who don’t deal with gays will be cursed. Logical?
And anyhow you can’t really outlaw free choice. It will keep on exercising itself, but under the table. Excuses will be made. Much better that “discrimination” that is voluntary be expected to show its face. If you don’t inscribe cakes for “gay marriages” fine. Say so. Let the market sort out what is good or bad discrimination. Not the government.
Ultimately, Boogie... the market system contains its own incentives for people to behave decently. Money talks, and black money talks as loud as white money does. That will soon get people to forget any negative ideas about black people if those ideas are, in fact, false. If black people band together to do evil things in the name of blackness, that is going to make them less attractive. A color blind market with free choice would probably encourage black people to act better.
Also why are you whining about sports. For most sports, black athletes have almost stolen the show, and out of merit, and that’s how it ought to be!
You sound like a lame liberal.