The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by Frownland

That it'll hurt the left? You don't think that having their political identity threatened like that will galvanize the right? Does this make the left look good?

Womp Womp.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Kiiii

Politics doesn't even have to be involved here.

But they are.

Originally Posted by Kiiii

If she wasn't in politics I'd think the same thing.

Based on what? I didn't know about her until she took the position.

[rubber soul]

Originally Posted by Frownland

That it'll hurt the left? You don't think that having their political identity threatened like that will galvanize the right? Does this make the left look good?

That's exactly it. Why should the left stoop down to the far right's level?

[Key]

Originally Posted by Frownland

But they are.



Based on what? I didn't know about her until she took the position.

I was just saying it to prove a point. If it knew how ****ty she is in person without politics, I'd still justify the restaurants decision. But yes, politics is involved. But that's not my point.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by rubber soul

Not really, but look at it this way. If I can refuse Ted Bundy service for being, well, Ted Bundy, somebody could refuse Bernie Sanders service for being a socialist. It works both ways.

I imagine discriminating on the basis of political affiliation would be covered under the law, but if not then I'd say it should be. Again, I've not seen any evidence that the restaurant refuses service to conservatives, just this conservative. If someone wanted to refuse Bernie Sanders service on the basis of beating his wife or kicking puppies then I wouldn't care.

[Key]

Bat and I agree on something? This is new ground.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Womp Womp.

Did the coverage of that story make you think that your ideology was under attack to the point where you would want to hide it?

Originally Posted by Kiiii

I was just saying it to prove a point. If it knew how ****ty she is in person without politics, I'd still justify the restaurants decision. But yes, politics is involved. But that's not my point.

That's a misnomer then because they were clearly basing their decision on her political career.

[Key]

^I don't agree at all. I believe they refused her because she's a ****ty person in politics. Not because she's a conservative specifically.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by Kiiii

^I don't agree at all. I believe they refused her because she's a ****ty person in politics. Not because she's a conservative specifically.

I never said it was specifically because she was a conservative.

[Key]

Originally Posted by Frownland

I never said it was specifically because she was a conservative.

But you're saying it has to do with politics which I don't think had any part in their decision. It's just the fact that she's in politics that it's creating this controversy.