Author Topic: So the "free market" is a thing now?  (Read 1509 times)

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So the "free market" is a thing now?
« on: July 25, 2017, 04:52:47 PM »
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18968/lesbian-couple-takes-business-elsewhere-after-frank-camp

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What occurred on July 8 is a perfect example of the free market in action. A Christian bridal shop politely declined to sell a wedding dress to a same-sex couple because doing so would violate their deeply held religious beliefs. The same-sex couple left without incident, took their business elsewhere, and aired their grievance on social media.


Who knew that was an option?
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2017, 05:52:36 PM »
It's so new that it won't be introduced in business schools until second semester, in 2019. They're still working up the course syllabus.
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2017, 07:16:52 AM »
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18968/lesbian-couple-takes-business-elsewhere-after-frank-camp


Who knew that was an option?

Funny how that all works.  Now others can even choose whether to use the shop or not.
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2017, 08:47:49 AM »
I don't recall if this line was in the original article I linked to, which has been updated.

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What should be a free market is becoming one in which you cannot participate if you have religious beliefs that run contrary to current societal norms.

I hope they're wrong, and that this business continues to operate according to their perfectly reasonable, traditional beliefs. I hope the SCOTUS rules in favor of the persecuted baker. Sadly, though, a lot of people have already decided it's OK for Christians to be forced out of certain jobs. The "if you're open to the public, you're open to the public" canard.
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2017, 09:44:32 AM »
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What should be a free market is becoming one in which you cannot participate if you have religious beliefs that run contrary to current societal norms.

I feel compelled to ask if what the LBGTQXYZ promoters call "societal norms" are actually "norms" anywhere outside of San Francisco, Hollyweird, New York City, and a bunch of over-priced institutions of higher learning indoctrination. This seems like another example of the Media (all hail) telling us what we think without bothering to ask us.
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2017, 09:51:38 AM »
In the Daily Wire's case, I think "societal norms," means the "norm" that not being super-excited about teh gay means the internet can (and should) treat you as a non-person that should be harassed into submission.
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Re: So the "free market" is a thing now?
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2017, 06:15:20 PM »
I can think she meant "Make them sue for peace." in the last line.
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