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Re:Silicon Valley is shutting down speech loopholes. Latest ... by blahblahblogger on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:00AM (#25924819)
> I am in favor of capitalists controlling their own business - modulo protected class issues

What does this mean?

Can you give an example of a protected class and how the business would be impacted?

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Re:Silicon Valley is shutting down speech loopholes. Latest ... by jayd16 on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:32AM (#25924999)
I think modulo is a bit misused here but race, religion, sex, age and more are legally protected classes in the US and a business' right to refuse service can not be because of discrimination against these protected classes. The parent wants to make it clear that they do support a capitalist's freedom to control their business in so far as it does not conflict with class protections.
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