This is Just to Say...

His comments:

“Are some first amendment rights being more highly valued than others?

No, because allowing people to discriminate doesn’t prevent people from organizing against discrimination. That’s how the world works. There is a series of counter-balances to reach order. That’s nature. The only time nature doesn’t work is when government intervenes to “fix” it, which is what I’ve been trying to point out here by mentioning how the government institutionalized/increased racism.”

My response:

“Ok. All I will say:
Standing up to racism doesn’t “balance” it out. It still exists, and it’s still unfair. You’re treating racism like it’s an abstract concept, it’s not. I can protest it all I want, but the person who is being denied service STILL can’t eat at a lunch counter while their neighbors can. I don’t much care for nature eventually balancing out—I care about the individuals who will have to live with the consequences and be denied basic rights.
If Rand Paul and others were the one the ones that would be denied service in a business because of the color of their skin, I don’t think they could make this argument.
If, as Paul says, “A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination,” then I don’t want to live with you in that kind of society. You won’t convince me and I won’t convince you.”

Did I do okay?