Re: Iranian President calls for Israel's destruction

In <djtigs$l83$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> "Rafael" <jmalfatto@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> I believe that among libertarians that's kind of a sticky issue. I have
>> the fundamental right to engage in commerce, so society shouldn't be
>> allowed to pass a law prohibiting me from doing so, e.g., by making it
>> illegal for me to buy a house in a particular neighborhood. OTOH, as I
>> have the right to engage in commerce, how can society prohibit me from
>> selling (or not selling) to whomever I choose?
>>
>> So by that logic, it would be illegal for Monsey, say, to pass any laws
>> favoring or not favoring the sale of homes to Orthodox Jews, but OTOH it
>> would also be illegal to prevent a resident from refusing to sell his home
>> to anyone but an O Jew.

>Agreed (even though I favor a more moderate form of liberalism than many
>libertarians seem to favor).

Of course, that introduces a whole other issue of "coercion," that is,
maybe the individual wants to sell to the highest bidder regardless of
race or religion, but feels coerced by his neighbors not to do so. In that
way a decision that appears to be an exercise of individual rights is
actually a defacto public policy.

Similar issue is women wearing hijab -- they say it's voluntary, but is it
really? And does the state have any interest in overcoming de-facto public
policies to support real individual liberty, or is that over-stepping?

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