Right now there is an addition to the next budget bill in the US senate that is about to outlaw the ability for federal or local government agencies doing business with any company or individual involved in the BDS movement.
If you are going to penalize my freedom to NOT buy products the originate from a specific location, it is a slippery slope to see what other forms of protest might be curtailed in order to alter markets.
Edit: Downvote me all you want, doesn't make it less true.
>Edit: Downvote me all you want, doesn't make it less true.
I suspect you're being downvoted because you're off topic and not contributing to the discussion in a constructive way. On the other hand, HN and reddit users have a habit of downvoting comments they disagree with.
> Based on which precedent did you arrive at this conclusion?
we are already being classified, grouped and given tiered services according to whatever bucket we fit into today.
insurances are on top of that already with banks a close second. as their ability to mine large datasets increase and cost decrease, they will keep going deeper into profiling.
If you are going to penalize my freedom to NOT buy products the originate from a specific location, it is a slippery slope to see what other forms of protest might be curtailed in order to alter markets.
Edit: Downvote me all you want, doesn't make it less true.
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