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City of Berkely Ousts U.S.M.C.
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Very thoughtful.
Is this really discrimination? I thought it skirted the issue, therefore could not be used as a policy of discrimination. I'm a little confused if they legally can do this, so if one of the law types on here could clarify, I'd be mighty grateful.
So the thread title is not quite right; the city council simply passed a resolution against the USMC recruiting station, but they can't really force them to leave. Seems like a pointless waste of time to me.
Yes it's discrimination. What would it be if you joined a governmental organization but couldn't tell anyone you were Jewish, or black, or christian. And if you let it slip, or someone finds out... you are immediately shitcanned.
put this into google:
military translators fired
and tell me it isn't blatant discrimination.
Thank you, I am glad you noticed. I almost used a O_o but I feel that may have ruined the aesthetic.
Edit: Lets talk about that, instead of the smiley face
Yay.
The punishment for being found heterosexual? There isn't one.
Anyone who says the US Army isn't discriminating against gays is retarded. They are strongly anti-gay, and it's good to see people are finally taking a stand against it.
You think that, because the city is encouraging people to protest the blatant discrimination on the part of the Marines
the Marines' rights are being "stepped on"?
Do you really think that being in a uniform and waving a flag gives you the right to be a bigot?
What rights, in particular?
Protesting discrimination within an organization is perfectly valid, but the means they are using to achieve this end seem excessive
Yeah, because the USMC is all about upholding peoples rights.
Fuck them. If they can't accept everybody reguardless of race, religion, or orientation, then they have no business recruiting in a city that actually values those things.
Is every Marine a bigot? The USMC is an organization, like Pizza Hut. If Pizza Hut discriminates in their hiring policies, the city of Phoenix won't just enact ordinances that encourage you to boycott their business, and threaten the traffic of surrounding businesses
The city isn't encouraging people to harass Marines as individuals, genius.
Thank you, but I am well aware. If you look at any of my former OP's I usually ad commentary. But this... I just didn't know what to write so I let the news speak for itself. For me, there was really no way I could be objective on the issue.
"Denny Crane."
Then lets try (insert organization here) if that will help get my point across.
The council member that voted against these bills also brought up an excellent point - granting the PINK group a parking space essentially gives them preferential treatment over other equal-rights groups. Right now everyone on this thread seems to be screaming ''F*** those beef-eating discriminatory old-southern republicans in their cornfed asses" rather than looking at the way the city is behaving. You might completely disagree with a NAMBLA but if they set up in a strip mall next to Christ Church of the Valley they would still be equally protected. A parking space isn't a HUGE deal, but the council is officially endorsing the protests.
Quick edit : I never said the city is encouraging them to harass individual Marines (although they probably do, when they try to park next to them and walk into the office, but that's a seperate issue) Someone said something like ''does waving a flag in a uniform allow you to be a bigot?" which, while not even close to an impartial question, prompted me writing ''is every marine a bigot?''
Then the federal government exercises imminent domain and flips the hippies the bird.
Doesn't really work.
I'm not sure what you're getting at.
Something tells me dudes in army bases brag about the women they've had and nothing comes of it other than lolz.
ITT: Berkley has a lot of stupid people, and here's a hint: they're not in the USMC
edit: I like this
Even though the council items passed, not everyone is happy with the work of Code Pink. Some employees and owners of businesses near the Marines office have had enough of the group and its protests.
"My husband's business is right upstairs, and this (protesting) is bordering on harassment," Dori Schmidt told the council. "I hope this stops."
An employee of a nearby business who asked not to be identified said Wednesday the elderly Code Pink protesters are aggressive, take up parking spaces, block the sidewalk with their yoga moves, smoke in the doorways, and are noisy.
"Most of the people around here think they're a joke," the woman said.
Wozniak said he was opposed to giving Code Pink a parking space because it favors free speech rights of one group over another.
"There's a line between protesting and harassing, and that concerns me," Wozniak said. "It looks like we are showing favoritism. We have to respect the other side, and not abuse their rights. This is not good policy."
Yep, and literacy tests applied to people of any color that couldn't read, so it was a fair policy.
Christ people.
Then you start a second debate about how literacy tests don't address the issue of people who aren't properly educated. You don't officially endorse the disruption of the employees that administer the tests, and completely disrupt the small business owners in neighboring buildings