Young Turks: Fox News Anchor - Racist Businesses Are Ok?

[CherylK]

Run time: 05:27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWimnx0NJHA   Posted on YouTube: May 21, 2010 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 304   Posted on DU: May 21, 2010 By DU Member: CherylK Views on DU: 1079

 
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/20/fox-stossel-paul/

[BootinUp]

1. Couldn't be made any clearer I don't think.

The law doesn't say you can't be a fucking racist, post signs outside your store that tell everyone how much of a fuckin racist you are.

[teknomanzer]

2. I've ripped through every physics book I own...

and I can't find shit about this "market" force, which according to these libertarians must be the most powerful force in the universe. This elusive "market" force seems to have the power to correct all economic issues and social ills. Why would all the greatest scientists in the world ignore such a phenomenon? Unless of course it just doesn't exist. Libertarianism is like Communism - its all so wonderful on paper not so feasible in practice because they both ignore certain aspects of human behavior.

[niceypoo]

4. The irony of it is...

...libertarianism is an economic system, not a form of government. As such, it is doomed to fail as a form of government. The collapse of communism is a good example of what happens when an economic system substitutes as a form of government.

[niceypoo]

3. Just let the free market police segregation

The free market cures all social ills! Brilliant!!

OMG!! An economic system as a cure all for society? Jaysus, ideology makes people stupid.

[pezDispenser]

5. Is the assertion that the free market would bring down seperate but equal?

If thats the case, then why didn't other business realize the foly of thier ways after Woolworth's desegregated thier lunch counter and follow suit. Surely Woolworth, with its new superior strategy of desegregation started to cause other, less strategic thingk lunch counters, to fall prey to the invisible hand. :eyes:

[ihavenobias]

7. The Invisble Hand Cures All n/t

[vanbean]

6. I am surprised that no one has brought up the fact that segregating blacks

from restaurants and hotels impedes interstate trade. I think there was a Supreme Court case about this in the '60's. Any first year law students in DUville?