Re: Ortho-freaks?

In <2008Jun3.082558@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> moshes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

In the other case it's because the person _IS_ an Othodox Jew, or a
African American, or a Hispanic, or, or, or that people don't buy
there. That's racism and prejudice.

How do you know that? Maybe it's the exact same scenario but in reverse --
I'd prefer to shop Saturday, you refuse to open Saturday, therefore even
on Thursdays I'm going to give my business to someone else. Would that be
racism or prejudice?

Steve it's nice of you to _invent_ a "possible" scenario. Can I sell
you a bridge?

Right, and you know for certain what's in everyone's heart? You know for a
fact that in the other case it MUST because of who the person is, and not
what they are doing? How do you know that, pray tell?

BTW, your continued evasion of the underlying issue is noted.

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