Comment by aboardRat4

19 days ago

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... to be clear, you're saying that banning prejudicial activities at companies is a reflection of how "entitled" the US has grown to be?

You understand why they're banned, right? We have a very recent and loud history about why we ban discrimination like that - or at least did.

  • I don't really care about your reasons, to be honest.

    You are losing competitiveness, we, on the other side of the world, are gaining.

    As a result, you will be buying our goods, not the other way round, and that is the only thing I truly care about.

    • Not about justice, racial equality, the commonwealth of all mankind?

      Thankfully it's likely China, not the EU, that will end up ahead at the end of this scuffle.

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Are you suggesting France is specifically gaining competitiveness through applied racism?

Sorry, I'd rather be uncompetitive than stoop to that

  • There's nothing racist about what he said. It's not racist, or even particularly impolite, to nicely ask someone "hey, I noticed you have x name, are you from $country by any chance?"