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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by defen on Thursday May 28, 2020 @06:54PM (#23343964)
It's a fact, not disputed by either party, that he offered to sell them a generic cake or one with a different message. So it's not true that he denied them service "because" they were gay.

Thought experiment: Imagine an individual woman went into the store and said to him "My son is marrying his boyfriend this weekend. Can you make a custom cake for them?" The baker says no. Should that be illegal?

Thought experiment #2: Imagine an alt-right troll goes into a Jewish bakery and asks for a cake that says "Jesus is Lord". The baker says no. Should that be illegal?

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by mullingitover on Thursday May 28, 2020 @09:58PM (#23345511)
> So it's not true that he denied them service "because" they were gay.

So it's cool to discriminate if you offer something that's separate but equal?

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Re:Trump threatens to 'close' down social media platforms by defen on Thursday May 28, 2020 @11:39PM (#23346052)
Sorry, I don't think this is a good-faith reply. Would you consider answering my thought experiment questions?
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