Why do some Conservatives want the right to discriminate???

Conservatives are always telling us we should judge people by their character.

By their skills, their achievements, their education. By their job performance.

And yet, many Conservatives ALSO want the right to hire or fire someone, simply due to their religion, their race, their ethnicity, their sexuality.

Why would they want such a right??? It just doesn't make sense.

 

I believe a person should be free to associate with and do business with whomever they choose for whatever reasons.

 

so much for judging someone based on their skills, job performance,

i guess that was all just a lie, huh?

 

rejecting a job applicant, who is 100% qualified and experienced for the job, simply because they are a christian, is totally immoral and unAmerican.

America is supposed to be the land of opportunity, where we let go of the evil prejudices of the past and the Old World.

 

It is an aspirational principle.

 

"all men are created equal".

i guess that was just a lie, too?

 

You mean like America where our government provides tax credits to businesses who hire minority contractors but not white ones?

Why don’t we end legalized discrimination that occurs today instead of dreaming up things that might come to be.

 

Look at you and your Straw man de jure.

 

its not a strawman, when folks in this very thread are supporting it

Dayton wants the right to discriminate against anyone he likes, for whatever reason he likes.

thereby confirming the OP.

 

No it is not a lie. All men are CREATED equal.

That in no way indicates that they REMAIN equal.

 

They want the right to discriminate, but not to be discriminated against.

 

in order to address a past system of extreme and systemic discrimination.

nothing wrong with trying to right a wrong

 

a white man and a black man, with the exact same skills, education, qualifications, should be treated equally as far as hiring for a job.

 

So discrimination against the people that YOU think should be discriminated against is cool. But if the right does it, they need to be stopped?

 

LOL... You mean like the BLMs folks who chant "kill the white folk"... Got it.

 

You JUST said that the white man should be at a disadvantage in order to address past system of systemic racism and abuse.

 

i dont believe in discrimination against people for who they are and things they cannot control.

like race, age, sex, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.

 

So then the government essentially paying businesses (through tax credits) to hire black people but not paying them to hire white people should end. Right?

 

white men were not victims of institutionalized discrimination and persecution in the USA

 

I agree.

 

once it can be determined that the legacy of discrimination and persecution against non-whites in the USA has been undone, sure

 

They are RIGHT now by the policies that you’re supporting.

 

Anyone saying that is stupid. Unfortunately loosely knit groups will see stupidity amongst its ranks.

 

so u dont think you should be able to reject a fully qualified job applicant, simply because he is black?

good.

 

There appears to be a very serious fear of being 'outnumbered' in population by some. And that drives much of the thinking and positions I see.