Donald Sterling and Political Theory

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Originally Posted by Latrinsorm

No, but if I go out of my way to explain the incident and don't mention it, it would be reasonable to assume it didn't happen.

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No.

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Originally Posted by Latrinsorm

I'll explain this entire situation to you and Ker_Thwap. Suppose you had a tape of that man uploading the tape, and that the police can't do anything about it because for some insane reason they don't have universal surveillance. What to do? You have proof the man is a scumbag that is not admissible in a court of law... but the court of public opinion, aha!

Suppose you're a police officer, and you have a warrant for a kidnapper's arrest. You break into his home, drag him out in handcuffs, and put him in a cell for the rest of his life.

OMG YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING AS HE DID! YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT! ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS!?!?

The word you're groping for is "context". Context, Terry. Context.

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So...can I slap you upside the head?

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Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~

So, if a private organization kicks you out for being a bigot and that's ok, can they keep you and tell everyone to take a hike and be just as ok?

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Bigots are not ok. Bigoted clubs are not ok. Therefore, belonging to a bigoted club with a membership of 1 is not ok.

Before somebody says otherwise, let me point out that this is not the same thing as Brendan Eich at Mozilla.

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Originally Posted by ClydeR

Before somebody says otherwise, let me point out that this is not the same thing as Brendan Eich at Mozilla.

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Damnit. Now I have to google.

Eich? Sounds like reich to me.

Unless he's a good guy. Then it sounds like... pike?

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Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~

So, if a private organization kicks you out for being a bigot and that's ok, can they keep you and tell everyone to take a hike and be just as ok?

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You can if you don't like money. Sponsors will (did) drop you (the clippers) like a hot potato. Free market amirite!!

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Originally Posted by cwolff

Bigots are not ok. Bigoted clubs are not ok. Therefore, belonging to a bigoted club with a membership of 1 is not ok.

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Meh. You can make all the bigoted clubs you want. It's fine with me. But don't expect to cater to a very wide audience.

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Originally Posted by waywardgs

Meh. You can make all the bigoted clubs you want. It's fine with me. But don't expect to cater to a very wide audience.

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Boy Scouts of America ring a bell?

theres no shortage of bigoted organizations, some of them very profitable and popular. This got bad press, so the league decided is had to act. It has nothing to do with how any of them feel about the issues, it has to do with their wallets. Anyone that says anything different is lying to you.

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Originally Posted by ~Rocktar~

Boy Scouts of America ring a bell?

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I really hope you're not telling us you're a scout master...