Should all grocery stores in the country be allowed to do this?
If so, how do I eat?
They could just look at the credit card number, and observe that 7305 matches a blacklist.
They could use facial recognition in the checkout to check against a database and deny you service that way.
And so on, and so forth. There is no need to be hated by ordinary folks, just that the upper management/media doesn't like you.
What is the solution to this? Never adopting any objectionable views?
I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. You made an objective claim, I provided an example that demonstrates it is false.
Actually, political affiliation and participants in political activity are protected classes in a couple of states, including California, where many HN readers reside.
"There are only three jurisdictions in the United States that explicitly bans political affiliation and activity discrimination, California, D.C., and New York. New York does not cover political affiliation discrimination, only political activity discrimination. Federal law discrimination law does not cover political affiliation or political activity. However, many states prohibit employers from influencing the votes of their employees."
Source https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/political-aff...
I tip my hat to California for still remembering what old-school liberalism means.
for ex: If you show up in my bar. Talk crap act like a jerk,etc. You're out. Social media is no different. You are not owed access to anything.
Do you think this would be a good outcome?