[drivingmenuts]

Because it allows people to associate with whom they choose to. Remove that and you’ve opened the gate to legal racism, legally institutionalized homophobia, banning of religion; the list is endless. The five freedoms are the pillars of our Constitution. Without them, we are no better than China or Russia or even any third-world hellhole you care to mention.

[kazagistar]

I don't see that even a little bit, your cause effect isn't explained.

I should phrase it differently. Why is an absolute freedom of association more important then the freedom from being harmed by large associations with amoral machinations. The original argument asks that if large corporations inherently obscure moral outcomes, maybe they are immoral, which is an argument that puts these two moral axioms in conflict. Simply stating that one side wins is thought terminating; its important to argue for why its better.

[drivingmenuts]

Morality is highly variable, depending on the observers beif system. Legality is the only framework that we can establish in common. Ethics comes in second as it can be established by a group and does not bind those outside the group.

[TeaDrunk]

I’m under the impression we already don’t have freedom of association if it’s inconvenient enough. (Please see Portland moms.)