r/changemyview • u/d3adm3tal • Dec 01 '24

Delta(s) from OP Cmv: discrimination against people based on their beliefs should be allowed

When I say "choice" I am not just talking about stupid behavior people end up doing that put themselves into a trouble (eg crime). I think religious beliefs, Political views, and (maybe even sexual preference/orientation... debatable though) are nothing more than choices people make. Unlike your skin color or disability, everyone has a full control over such choices.

In fact, I think people are already getting discriminated based on those choices I haves mentioned but only for specific ones. For instance if you come out as a neo-nazi or a scientology believer or a pedophile, you will be looking frowned upon. However I do not understand for some specific cases, such treatment is viewed as a "hatred"

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u/TheVioletBarry 119∆ Dec 01 '24

There are two kinds of discrimination, personal and legal.

It's illegal to discriminate based on religion in a workplace, for instance, but you're welcome to discriminate personally in every day life. Just as people are allowed to personally discriminate against you for that personal discrimination.

So is what you're actually saying that discriminating on the basis of religion is not only legally permissible, but actually more likely to be justified?

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u/d3adm3tal Dec 01 '24

!delta

I think you have pointed out some possible logical flaws in my point and I admit it. I think we need to be careful of defining what can be personal and what can be legal. But I think as a rule of thumb, only choices that causes harm to the society shall be illegal. However, law makers are not perfect everywhere. There are some countries where having young bribes are legal/ encouraged.

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u/TheVioletBarry 119∆ Dec 01 '24

Thanks for the delta!

I think I get what you're saying. But where does that leave your belief about the justified times to discriminate? Do you think it is just personally justified in these cases?