That's fair - part of my view likely comes from my relative youth and having never have lived through that period. Likewise I've lived a vast majority of my life as a white man living metropolitan suburbs, so that frames my view of things.I think you are taking personal freedom too far. Nobody should have to worry about being served in any business open to the public. I lived through the 50s. I may not have understood that then but I certainly understand that now.
I'm aware that my view likely wouldn't work in the real world, simply because there are enough bigoted people that we may well end up sliding backwards to the 1950s.
This discussion did stray rather far from the original subject matter and I'm the cause of a lot of that, but suffice to say I still support the SCOTUS decision handed down today. There is a middle ground somewhere (whether it's simply defined by necessity vs want, etc) that needs to be found as while I'd not have handled this situation like the baker, I think he should have the right to not have his business associated with something he feels reflects poorly on it.
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